Fig. 3.

Radish growth promotion in a glasshouse inoculated with pre-conditioned K. radicincitans cells by osmoadaptation at 4% NaCl and by the addition of hydroxyectoine at 1 mM. (A) Fresh mass of tubers and leaves. Fresh tuber mass (F_{3, 39} = 9.80, P = 0.0001); leaves fresh mass (F_{3, 39} = 3.86, P = 0.0172). (B) Dry mass of tubers and leaves. Dried tuber mass (F_{3, 39} = 3.01, P = 0.0426) and dry leaves mass (F_{3, 39} = 3.60, P = 0.0672) (means ± SE, n = 10). (C). Tuber diameter after 4 weeks of planting (F_{3, 34} = 6.70, P = 0.0013) (means ± SD, n > 5 of 5 plant measurements each). Different letters represent significant differences according to the Tukey post hoc test at P < 0.05.