Figure 3.

Panel A depicts W. somnifera (L.) plants grown in soils treated with increasing concentrations of Ag-NPs. Panel B depicts the inoculation effect of Bacillus mojavensis BZ-13 on W. somnifera raised in soil added with different concentrations of Ag-NPs. The bioinoculation impact of NP-tolerant B. mojavensis on seed germination efficiency (C), plant length (D), dry biomass (E), number of leaves (F), leaf area (G), and number of berries (H) of W. somnifera (L.) plants raised in pot-house conditions supplemented with different concentrations of Ag-NPs. Here, bar and scatter diagrams represent the mean values of five replicates (n = 5). Mean values followed by different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 according to DMRT tests. Vertical and scattered bars represent means ± SD (n = 5).