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. 2013 Jan 11;2:6. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-6

Table 3.

Effects of bacterial inoculation on root dry weight (g) of wheat under different concentrations of NaCl

Strains No Salt 80 mMNaCl 160 mMNaCl 320 mMNaCl
1 0.593±0.016b 0.585±0.01a 0.39±0.007a 0.197±0.014a
2 0.527±0.019a 0.437±0.022b 0.277±0.012b 0.117±0.016c
3 0.54±0.023a 0.475±0.031b 0.327±0.031b 0.127±0.016c
4 0.591±0.011a 0.577±0.024a 0.387±0.08a 0.18±0.009ab
5 0.635±0.023a 0.612±0.02a 0.387±0.08a 0.15±0.012bc
Control 0.44±0.012b 0.39±0.01c 0.22±0.01c 0.0d

Strains: 1, Halobacillus sp SL3; 2, Bacillus pumilus SL32; 3, Bacillus sp SL35; 4, Bacillus sp J8W; 5, Bacillus halodenitrificans PU62. *Values (mean ± SD * r=2) with the same letters are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05. Control, sterile water. Values are mean of 50 seeds for each treatment in two independent experiments.