Table 4.
Influences of NaCl stress and T. viride on seedling height stress index (%) (SHSI) and the water status of tomato seedlings
| Treatments | Seedling height stress index (%) (SHSI) | Seedling water status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water content (%) (WC) | Relative water content (%) (RWC) | Water saturation deficit (%) (WSD) | ||
| T0 | – | 92.71 ± 4.906a | 91.56 ± 4.845ab | 8.44 ± 0.446d |
| T1 | – | 93.31 ± 4.937a | 96.54 ± 5.108a | 3.46 ± 0.183e |
| T2 | 36.69 | 89.49 ± 4.735a | 85.16 ± 4.526ab | 14.84 ± 0.785b |
| T3 | 58.98 | 91.53 ± 4.843a | 87.64 ± 4.638ab | 12.36 ± 0.634c |
| T4 | 24.94 | 88.61 ± 4.688a | 79.85 ± 4.225b | 20.15 ± 1.066a |
| T5 | 45.55 | 93.66 ± 4.956a | 84.58 ± 4.476ab | 15.42 ± 0.816b |
T0, T2 and T4 represent tomato seedlings grown on MS medium under 0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl stress, while T1, T3 and T5 represent tomato seedlings grown on MS medium with T. viride under 0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl stress
*Data are mean of 5 replicates ± standard error
Different letters in the same column mean significant difference at the p < 0.05 level by Duncan’s new multiple range test