. 2021 May 24;28(9):5317–5324. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.056

Table 5.

Effect of Salt Tolerant strains on plant growth parameters under both stressed and unstressed condition.

Salt Tolerant Bacterial Strains	Lab Experiment
	Unstressed			Stressed
	% age Germination	RL (cm)	SL (cm)	Germination % age	RL (cm)	SL (cm)
C	95.2 ± 1.38^ab	4.76 ± 0.25^a	8.2 ± 0.3^a	63.3 ± 1.52^a	4.03 ± 0.25^a	7.23 ± 0.25^a
ST4	98.3 ± 1.52^c	5.53 ± 0.50^b	9.4 ± 0.1^e	83 ± 2.64^b	4.56 ± 0.30^ab	8.73 ± 0.25^d
ST5	99.3 ± 0.57^c	5.23 ± 0.25^ab	9.26 ± 0.25^e	81.6 ± 1.52^b	4.73 ± 0.25^b	8.46 ± 0.5^c
ST6	99 ± 1^c	5.4 ± 0.36^ab	8.96 ± 0.25^d	80.3 ± 1.52^b	4.46 ± 0.50^ab	8.16 ± 0.35^c
ST15	95.6 ± 1.15^ab	5.2 ± 0.43^ab	8.3 ± 0.2^ab	69.6 ± 5^a	4 ± 0.11^a	7.8 ± 0.2^b
ST16	98.3 ± 1.52^c	5.7 ± 0.36^b	11.73 ± 0.25 ^h	81.3 ± 1.52^b	4.5 ± 0.4^ab	9.76 ± 0.25^f
ST17	95.6 ± 3^ab	5.4 ± 0.35^ab	8.6 ± 0.15^c	68 ± 6^a	4.2 ± 0.25 ^ab	7.7 ± 0.26^b
ST18	94 ± 4^a	5.3 ± 0.61^ab	9.8 ± 0.25 ^g	67.6 ± 4^a	4.3 ± 0.2 ^ab	9.13 ± 0.32^e
ST20	98.6 ± 1.52^b	5.53 ± 0.45^b	9.66 ± 0.15 ^g	79.6 ± 2.08^b	4.73 ± 0.25^b	7.9 ± 0.4^b
ST22	96 ± 2.64^b	5.5 ± 0.5^ab	9.9 ± 0.25 ^g	68.6 ± 2^a	4.2 ± 0.25 ^ab	8.8 ± 0.2^d
ST25	95.5 ± 3.13	5.3 ± 0.3^ab	9.5 ± 0.3^f	70.3 ± 5.5^a	4.2 ± 0.25 ^ab	8.2 ± 0.25^c

Root Length (RL), Shoot Length (SL) and Dry Weight (DW).

Values are mean of three independent replicates, ± indicates Standard Deviation. Mean values followed by different letters are significantly different within column, respectively at P ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT).