TABLE 4.
Effect of Trichoderma parareesei T6 and salt stress on the growth of tomato plants
| Plants | Length (cm)a |
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| Stem |
Root |
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| Water | NaCl | Water | NaCl | |
| Control | 27.45 ± 3.56 b | 23.33 ± 4.65 a | 25.75 ± 3.54 b | 21.41 ± 3.76 a |
| T6 inoculated | 28.14 ± 2.89 b | 28.69 ± 2.71 b | 25.85 ± 3.90 b | 29.71 ± 1.85 c |
a
Root and stem length values correspond to 4-week-old tomato plants developed from untreated (control) or T. parareesei T6-treated seeds, which were treated daily with 5 ml of either water (water irrigation) or 100 mM NaCl (salt treatment) for 10 days. Values are the means for two biological replicates and 28 seeds per condition, with the corresponding standard deviations. In each experimental data set (stem or root), values followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan's test (P < 0.05).