Table 7.
Interaction between salinity and silicon; salinity and PGPR strain on growth, yield, and physiology of mung bean.
| Salinity (dS m−1) | Silicon (kg ha−1) | Chl a (g kg−1) | RWC (%) | EL (%) | E (mmol) E (m−2 S−1) | gs (mmol) m−2 S−1) | Leaf area (cm2 plant−1) | Dry biomass (t ha−1) | Seed yield (t ha−1) | Salt tolerance index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.12 | 0 | 0.494 ± 0.043 | 82.51 ± 1.83 | 13.11 ± 0.49 | 3.067 ± 0.166 | 0.390 ± 0.023 | 298.28 ± 31.11 | 9.746 ± 0.347 | 2.067 ± 0.121 | – |
| 1 | 0.568 ± 0.031 | 82.58 ± 2.76 | 12.74 ± 0.35 | 3.396 ± 0.173 | 0.457 ± 0.032 | 356.40 ± 29.21 | 10.708 ± 0.549 | 2.208 ± 0.098 | – | |
| 2 | 0.787 ± 0.047 | 86.23 ± 3.13 | 12.12 ± 0.38 | 6.808 ± 0.435 | 0.561 ± 0.042 | 410.66 ± 32.19 | 11.730 ± 0.618 | 3.448 ± 0.111 | – | |
| 5.46 | 0 | 0.323 ± 0.029 | 69.47 ± 2.97 | 19.09 ± 1.78 | 2.504 ± 0.310 | 0.217 ± 0.025 | 229.67 ± 15.40 | 4.410 ± 0.373 | 1.168 ± 0.149 | 0.512 ± 0.043 |
| 1 | 0.459 ± 0.006 | 82.15 ± 3.02 | 18.85 ± 1.74 | 2.467 ± 0.278 | 0.294 ± 0.043 | 291.67 ± 19.29 | 5.406 ± 0.289 | 1.324 ± 0.139 | 0.628 ± 0.033 | |
| 2 | 0.475 ± 0.011 | 85.31 ± 2.85 | 16.65 ± 1.69 | 4.842 ± 0.527 | 0.316 ± 0.045 | 339.54 ± 21.97 | 5.677 ± 0.329 | 1.878 ± 0.134 | 0.662 ± 0.041 | |
| 7.81 | 0 | 0.259 ± 0.013 | 55.52 ± 2.47 | 27.28 ± 2.33 | 1.191 ± 0.143 | 0.165 ± 0.009 | 192.16 ± 20.44 | 2.038 ± 0.178 | 0.455 ± 0.031 | 0.237 ± 0.021 |
| 1 | 0.325 ± 0.014 | 76.53 ± 2.44 | 24.02 ± 2.16 | 1.311 ± 0.156 | 0.206 ± 0.015 | 210.94 ± 23.17 | 2.188 ± 0.152 | 0.487 ± 0.033 | 0.255 ± 0.018 | |
| 2 | 0.355 ± 0.005 | 80.46 ± 3.13 | 20.71 ± 2.03 | 1.509 ± 0.136 | 0.221 ± 0.016 | 229.50 ± 19.68 | 2.560 ± 0.158 | 0.997 ± 0.058 | 0.298 ± 0.019 | |
| LSD | 0.059 | 8.27 | 1.052 | 0.365 | 0.044 | 27.34 | 0.534 | 0.173 | 0.035 | |
| Salinity (dS m−1) | PGPR Strain | Total Chlorophyll (g kg−1) | Plant height (cm) | EL (%) | E (mmol) (m−2 S−1) | gs (mmol) (m−2 S−1) | Leaf area (cm2 plant−1) | Dry biomass (t ha−1) | Seed yield (t ha−1) | Salt tolerance index |
| 3.12 | Control | 1.025 ± 0.053 | 43.73 ± 0.78 | 13.67 ± 0.24 | 3.669 ± 0.477 | 0.440 ± 0.045 | 258.66 ± 14.78 | 9.238 ± 0.279 | 2.339 ± 0.228 | – |
| P16 | 1.123 ± 0.043 | 53.44 ± 1.46 | 11.38 ± 0.35 | 4.868 ± 0.620 | 0.496 ± 0.018 | 479.39 ± 20.27 | 12.363 ± 0.598 | 2.728 ± 0.188 | – | |
| P6 | 1.032 ± 0.064 | 46.29 ± 0.77 | 12.93 ± 0.36 | 4.734 ± 0.580 | 0.472 ± 0.047 | 327.28 ± 21.96 | 10.582 ± 0.318 | 2.655 ± 0.215 | – | |
| 5.46 | Control | 0.675 ± 0.056 | 35.21 ± 0.81 | 26.19 ± 0.58 | 1.642 ± 0.235 | 0.149 ± 0.004 | 226.69 ± 16.33 | 4.340 ± 0.202 | 1.070 ± 0.177 | 0.505 ± 0.025 |
| P16 | 1.004 ± 0.037 | 42.24 ± 1.35 | 13.94 ± 0.41 | 4.379 ± 0.450 | 0.446 ± 0.025 | 353.88 ± 19.14 | 6.654 ± 0.150 | 1.991 ± 0.116 | 0.774 ± 0.021 | |
| P6 | 0.917 ± 0.037 | 39.60 ± 0.91 | 14.96 ± 0.42 | 3.793 ± 0.391 | 0.232 ± 0.011 | 280.31 ± 16.41 | 4.498 ± 0.212 | 1.310 ± 0.128 | 0.523 ± 0.025 | |
| 7.81 | Control | 0.660 ± 0.039 | 28.59 ± 0.66 | 33.90 ± 1.16 | 0.750 ± 0.071 | 0.142 ± 0.003 | 120.96 ± 6.89 | 1.658 ± 0.073 | 0.552 ± 0.070 | 0.193 ± 0.010 |
| P16 | 0.826 ± 0.047 | 41.08 ± 0.96 | 18.22 ± 0.97 | 1.688 ± 0.078 | 0.242 ± 0.009 | 274.27 ± 11.95 | 2.842 ± 0.061 | 0.762 ± 0.096 | 0.331 ± 0.009 | |
| P6 | 0.782 ± 0.039 | 37.21 ± 0.62 | 19.89 ± 0.68 | 1.574 ± 0.096 | 0.208 ± 0.012 | 237.36 ± 7.15 | 2.287 ± 0.142 | 0.625 ± 0.076 | 0.266 ± 0.016 | |
| LSD | 0.088 | 1.642 | 0.943 | 0.415 | 0.047 | 25.95 | 0.608 | 0.223 | 0.025 |
Means having difference greater than LSD values are significant at P ≤ 0.05.