Table 5.
Effects of NaCl stress and T. viride on morphological traits of tomato plants under greenhouse conditions
| Treatments | Shoot height (cm) | Root length (cm) | Shoot FW (g) | Root FW (g) | Leaves number | Shoot DW (g) | Root DW (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | 17.5 ± 0.926b | 5.5 ± 0.291c | 6.1 ± 0.322b | 1.21 ± 0.064b | 9.33 ± 0.494a | 0.8021 ± 0.042b | 0.1666 ± 0.0088b |
| T1 | 21.5 ± 1.137a | 7 ± 0.37a | 8.23 ± 0.435a | 1.39 ± 0.073a | 9.66 ± 0.511a | 1.1362 ± 0.061a | 0.2407 ± 0.0127a |
| T2 | 14 ± 0.74c | 5.1 ± 0.269c | 5.02 ± 0.266cd | 0.925 ± 0.049c | 7 ± 0.37bc | 0.5939 ± 0.031cd | 0.1046 ± 0.0055c |
| T3 | 16 ± 0.85bc | 6.5 ± 0.374ab | 5.62 ± 0.297bc | 1.13 ± 0.059b | 8 ± 0.423b | 0.6798 ± 0.036c | 0.1527 ± 0.008b |
| T4 | 11 ± 0.58d | 4 ± 0.212d | 3.68 ± 0.195e | 0.538 ± 0.028e | 6 ± 0.317c | 0.5125 ± 0.027d | 0.0785 ± 0.0041d |
| T5 | 14.5 ± 0.77c | 6 ± 0.317bc | 4.45 ± 0.235de | 0.725 ± 0.038d | 7.5 ± 0.396b | 0.5867 ± 0.031cd | 0.0979 ± 0.0052cd |
T0, T2 and T4 represent tomato plants grown under 0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl stress, while T1, T3 and T5 represent tomato plants grown 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