Table 3.
The population of Acinetobacter sp. QNA2 in shoots and roots of alfalfa plants, Pseudomonas sp. QNC1 and Rahnella sp. QNC2 in chickpea plants grown in soils, containing 0-, 10-, 50-, 75- and 100-mg kg−1 sodium arsenate 10 days after treatment.
| Bacterial strain | Sodium arsenate concentration (mg kg−1 soil) | CFU g−1 of Alfalfa | CFU g−1 of Chickpea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh shoot | Fresh root | Fresh shoot | Fresh root | ||
| Acinetobacter sp. QNA2 | 0 | 5.6 × 103 | 1.1 × 104 | – | – |
| 10 | 5.2 × 103 | 5.3 × 103 | - | – | |
| 50 | 1.8 × 103 | 3.2 × 103 | – | – | |
| 75 | 1.5 × 103 | 3.7 × 103 | – | – | |
| 100 | 6.6 × 102 | 1.6 × 103 | – | – | |
| Pseudomonas sp. QNC1 | 0 | – | – | 6.5 × 103 | 1.3 × 104 |
| 10 | – | – | 4.3 × 103 | 7.3 × 103 | |
| 50 | – | —- | 4.5 × 103 | 4.5 × 103 | |
| 75 | – | – | 3.0 × 103 | 4.0 × 103 | |
| 100 | – | – | 2.0 × 103 | 2.2 × 103 | |
| Rahnella sp. QNC2 | 0 | – | – | 5.5 × 103 | 8.7 × 103 |
| 10 | – | – | 4.7 × 103 | 5.3 × 103 | |
| 50 | – | – | 2.5 × 103 | 4.2 × 103 | |
| 75 | – | – | 1.2 × 103 | 2.8 × 103 | |
| 100 | – | – | 3.3 × 102 | 2.5 × 103 | |