Table 4.
Effect of P. dispersa and E. faecium on the yield components/plant of mungbean cultivar grown under salt stress
| Treatments | Number of pods | Number of seeds | Weight of pods (g) | Weight of seeds (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (no salt) | 8.67 ± 0.57ab | 44.33 ± 2.51bc | 1.23 ± 0.09abcd | 0.98 ± 0.19bcd |
| Control (5 dS/m) | 7.33 ± 1.52b | 37.0 ± 1.73de | 0.96 ± 0.06ef | 0.79 ± 0.05ef |
| Control (10 dS/m) | 6.67 ± 0.58c | 35.33 ± 3.21e | 0.90 ± 0.14f | 0.7 ± 0.04f |
| P. dispersa (5 dS/m) | 8.67 ± 0.71ab | 43.0 ± 2.64cd | 1.15 ± 0.11cd | 0.90 ± 0.18de |
| E. faecium (5 dS/m) | 9.33 ± 1.41ab | 44.0 ± 5.29bc | 1.23 ± 0.09abcd | 0.97 ± 0.14cd |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (5 dS/m) | 9.0 ± 0.71ab | 45.33 ± 3.78bc | 1.19 ± 0.07bcd | 1.01 ± 0.87bcd |
| P. dispersa (10 dS/m) | 8.0 ± 1.0b | 43.67 ± 5.13cd | 1.1 ± 0.08de | 0.90 ± 0.12de |
| E. faecium (10 dS/m) | 8.33 ± 0.58b | 45.0 ± 3.60bc | 1.14 ± 0.07cde | 0.91 ± 0.16de |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (10 dS/m) | 8.67 ± 1.41ab | 46.67 ± 4.16abc | 1.19 ± 0.11bcd | 0.95 ± 0.21cd |
| P. dispersa (no salt) | 9.33 ± 0.58ab | 48.6 ± 5.03abc | 1.30 ± 0.08abc | 1.06 ± 0.11abc |
| E. faecium (no salt) | 9.67 ± 1.41ab | 50.67 ± 3.05ab | 1.36 ± 0.14ab | 1.10 ± 0.19ab |
| P. dispersa + E. faecium (no salt) | 10.0 ± 0.71a | 53.33 ± 5.03a | 1.39 ± 0.19a | 1.13 ± 0.19a |
| LSD (P < 0.05) | 1.426 | 6.9 | 0.184 | 0.129 |
Values represent mean of triplicate treatments. Means sharing same alphabets represents statistically non-significant according to ANOVA analysis