Table 3.
Minerals’ contents (mg g−1 DW) in canola plant inoculated with Azotobacter chroococcum, Alcaligenes faecalis, and their co-inoculation under salinity-stress conditions. Bars show means of three independent replications (n = 3) ± standard error. Means with the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05. DW: dry weight.
| Treatments | Na | K | N | Ca | Mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline soil control | 14.81 ± 0.96 a | 2.34 ± 0.10 d | 1.34 ± 0.06 d | 0.22 ± 0.05 b | 0.39 ± 0.04 b |
| A. chroococcum | 7.36 ± 0.35 c | 3.56 ± 0.06 c | 2.12 ± 0.09 b | 0.25 ± 0.04 b | 0.31 ± 0.03 b |
| A. faecalis | 9.24 ± 0.70 b | 4.17 ± 0.08 b | 1.97 ± 0.07 c | 0.30 ± 0.04 b | 0.71 ± 0.05 a |
| A. chroococcum + A. faecalis | 6.37 ± 0.11 d | 5.66 ± 0.09 a | 2.41 ± 0.05 a | 0.62 ± 0.08 a | 0.61 ± 0.02 a |