TABLE 5.

Effect of HNR PGPR inoculant as seed treatment (ST) and soil application (SA) on growth component (the N-uptake, plant height and number tiller of rice at 50 DAP) on saline soils.

Inoculant Application (ST = 20 g/kg seed. SA = g/ha)	N-Uptake		Plant height (50 DAP)	Tiller (tiller/clump)
	(%)	mg plant–1
Po = control	2.24 a	2.77 a	79.40 a	20.00 a
P1 = 500 g SA	2.78 a	3.31 abc	81.91 bc	24.42 bc
P2 = 1000 g SA	2.84 a	4.33 cd	83.74 cd	26.83 cd
P3 = 1500 g SA	2.91 a	5.05 d	86.22 e	34.50 e
P4 = P4 = 20 g ST/kg seed. mg/plant	2.50 a	2.98 ab	79.79 ab	23.08 b
P5 = 20 g ST + 500 g SA	2.73 a	3.74 abcd	82.85 cd	27.08 cd
P6 = 20 ST + 1000 g SA	2.78 a	4.23 bcd	84.98 de	29.67 d
P7 = 20 ST + 1500 g SA	2.83 a	4.65 d	86.97e	32.58 e

Average value followed by the same letter within same column were not different significantly DMRT 0.05%.