Table 3.
Effect of P. dispersa and E. faecium on the growth and biomass of mungbean cultivar grown under salt stress
| Treatments | Height (cm) | Biomass (g) |
|---|---|---|
| Control (no salt) | 41.17 ± 1.04cde | 4.14 ± 0.20b |
| Control (5 dS/m) | 37.17 ± 0.76fg | 3.43 ± 0.18de |
| Control (10 dS/m) | 35.0 ± 1.80g | 3.03 ± 0.19e |
| P. dispersa (5 dS/m) | 39.0 ± 3.0ef | 3.78 ± 0.18bcd |
| E. faecium (5 dS/m) | 40.33 ± 2.8de | 4.05 ± 0.33bc |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (5 dS/m) | 43.0 ± 0.5bcd | 4.21 ± 0.39b |
| P. dispersa (10 dS/m) | 42.5 ± 1.73cd | 3.49 ± 0.52cde |
| E. faecium (10 dS/m) | 43.67 ± 1.75bc | 3.72 ± 0.25bcd |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (10 dS/m) | 45.67 ± 1.55b | 4.16 ± 0.32b |
| P. dispersa (no salt) | 44.17 ± 3.01bc | 4.92 ± 0.50a |
| E. faecium (no salt) | 46.0 ± 1.32b | 5.28 ± 0.11a |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (no salt) | 50.5 ± 0.87a | 5.45 ± 0.61a |
| LSD (P < 0.05) | 3.07 | 0.588 |
Values represent mean of triplicate treatments. Means sharing same alphabets represents statistically non-significant according to ANOVA analysis