Amelioration of Salt Stress in Cicer arietinum L. by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria
Nosheen Noor Elahi1, Muhammad Shafique1, Muhammad Imtiaz2, Umer Farooq3* and Muhammad Rashid1
1Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, 60800, Multan, Pakistan; 2Soil and Environmental Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, 60800, Multan, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Fresh weight of shoot of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 2
Fresh weight of root of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 3
Dry weight of shoot of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 4
Dry weight of root of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 5
Number of nodules of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 6
Fresh weight of nodules of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 7
Number of flowers of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 8
Number of pods of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 9
Fresh weight of pods of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 10
Nitrogen contents (%) of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.
Figure 11
Protein contents (%) of four varieties of Cicer arietinum L. grown in different level of NaCl concentration. U: Uninoculated, I: Inoculated.