Research Article

Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Salinity Stress Tolerance in Okra through ROS-Scavenging Enzymes

Table 3

Effect of PGPR inoculation on growth attributes of okra plants under salinity stress.

TreatmentLFW/plantLDW/plantSFW/plantSDW/plantRFW/plantRDW/plant
(g)(g)(g)(g)(g)(g)

T02.63 ± 0.130.26 ± 0.031.57 ± 0.140.14 ± 0.020.34 ± 0.030.04 ± 0.01
T12.83 ± 0.150.28 ± 0.031.90 ± 0.080.16 ± 0.020.47 ± 0.050.03 ± 0.00
T23.92 ± 0.170.46 ± 0.012.56 ± 0.290.28 ± 0.010.79 ± 0.080.07 ± 0.02
T33.28 ± 0.250.37 ± 0.012.65 ± 0.070.22 ± 0.010.65 ± 0.060.06 ± 0.00

T0: noninoculated salt treated plants, T1: UPMR2 inoculated salt treated plants, T2: UPMR18 inoculated salt treated plants, and T3: UPMR2 and UPMR18 inoculated salt treated plants. LFW: leaf fresh weight, LDW: leaf dry weight, SFW: shoot fresh weight, SDW: shoot dry weight, RFW: root fresh weight, and RDW: root dry weight. Means within columns with the same letters are not significantly different at .