Table 3. Combined impact of zeolite and Enterobacter sp. MN17 on growth of Brassica napus grown in normal and Cd contaminated soil.
| Treatments | Plant height (cm) | Root length (cm) |
Shoot dry biomass (g pot-1) |
Root dry biomass (g pot-1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | 0 mg Cd kg-1 | 80 mg Cd kg-1 | |
| Control | 127e | 111f | 11e | 9f | 19e | 15g | 1.2e | 0.9f |
| Zeolite | 139 c | 124e | 13d | 11e | 20d | 18f | 1.3d | 1.1e |
| Enterobacter sp. MN17 | 148b | 133d | 14b | 13c | 23b | 19e | 1.6b | 1.5c |
| Enterobacter sp. MN17 + Zeolite | 163a | 147b | 17a | 14b | 25a | 22c | 1.8a | 1.6bc |
Data are shown as mean of three replicates, p< 0.05 (probability level)