Table 2.
Effect of salinity tolerant Azotobacter strains on plant growth of wheat at 135 days of plant growth
| Azotobacter strains | Height (cm) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Seed yield (g) | Total % N | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aKg N ha−1 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 90 | 120 | 0 | 90 | 120 | 0 | 90 | 120 | 0 | 90 | 120 | |
| Control | 57.3 | 60.5 | 64.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.36 |
| ST3 | 67.2 | 78.1 | 87.8 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.65 |
| ST6 | 59.3 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.51 |
| ST9 | 64.5 | 76.2 | 78.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.51 |
| ST17 | 67.7 | 70.7 | 83.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.58 |
| ST24 | 68.4 | 78.4 | 89.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.70 |
| CD at 5 % | 8.010 | 1.879 | 0.878 | 0.086 | ||||||||
Values given are the mean values of three replications
aindicates the doses of nitrogen fertilizer applied