Table 2.
Effect of Put and B. thuringiensis IAGS 199 on Chl a, Chl a, total Chl content, soluble sugar and total soluble proteins of C. annum under Cd stress.
| Treatments | Chla | Chlb | Total Chlorophyll | Soluble Sugars (mg g−1 DM) |
Total Soluble Proteins (μg g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 0.75 ± 0.13 cd | 0.56 ± 0.16 cd | 1.31 ± 0.65 cd | 5.76 ± 1.03 d | 0.75 ± 0.16 d |
| Cd | 0.56 ± 0.14 d | 0.29 ± 0.12 d | 0.85 ± 0.15 d | 6.87 ± 1.34 c | 0.45 ± 0.11 de |
| Put | 1.22± 0.56 bc | 1.04 ± 0.23 b | 2.26 ± 0.45 bc | 7.56 ± 1.56 b | 1.02 ± 0.34 bc |
| PGPB | 1.92 ± 0.17 a | 1.56 ± 0.37 a | 3.48 ± 0.89 a | 8.65 ± 1.84 a | 1.34 ± 0.54 ab |
| Cd + Put | 0.76 ± 0.18 cd | 0.57 ± 0.17 cd | 1.33 ± 0.27 cd | 6.56 ± 1.65 cd | 0.85 ± 0.12 c |
| Cd + PGPB | 0.92 ± 0.67 c | 0.87 ± 0.14 c | 1.79 ± 0.48 c | 7.43 ± 1.87 bc | 1.12 ± 0.52 b |
| Cd + Put + PGPB | 1.32 ± 0.62 b | 1.02 ± 0.78 bc | 2.34 ± 0.67 b | 8.39 ± 1.97 ab | 1.45 ± 0.78 a |
Different letters indicate significant difference among the treatments (p ≤ 0.05). C, control; Cd, 50 mg kg−1 Cd; Put, 1 mM Put; PGPB, B. thuringiensis IAGS 199.