TABLE 3.

Field evaluation of endophytes for the alleviation of salinity stress, and enhancement of the growth and yield of peanut genotypes (TG37A: susceptible to salinity and GG2: moderately resistant to salinity) at different levels of salinity (pooled data from the rainy season of 2013 and 2014) across year and genotypes.

Pod yield (kg/ha)						Haulm yield (kg/ha)
	T1	T2	T3	T4	Mean	T1	T2	T3	T4	Mean
S0	2327	2713	2432	2716	2547	3217	3627	3365	3744	3488
S1	1513	1736	1615	1778	1661	2694	2890	2732	3202	2879
S2	1312	1466	1336	1453	1392	2480	2818	2593	2845	2684
Mean	1718	1971	1794	1982	1866	2797	3112	2896	3263	3017
% Increase		14.74	4.44	15.36			11.25	3.55	16.68
		SE	CD 5%	CV		SE	CD 5%	CV
	Y	123.89	NS	13.63		177.64	NS	14.39
	S	98.1	116.75			76.28	175.68
	V	42.38	83.91			71.91	142.38
	T	59.93	118.66			101.70	201.36
	Interaction	207.6	NS			352.28	NS

Y, year; S, level of salinity; S0, irrigation water (1.5–2.0 EC); S1, 3 EC irrigation water salinity; S2, 6 EC irrigation water salinity; T, treatments; T1, control; T2, Bacillus firmus J22N; T3, Bacillus tequilensis SEN15N; T4, Bacillus sp. REN51N; V, variety; V1, TG37A (susceptible to salinity); V2, GG2 (moderately resistant to salinity); 12 irrigations, saline irrigations 10.