Table 2 Effect of bacterial isolates on growth attributes of the plant exposed to different concentrations of salts

Control

19.52 ± 2.2ab

16.94 ± 0.8abc

2.11 ± 0.3b

2.17 ± 0.4b

31.83 ± 0.9ab

Isolate SAK1

22.04 ± 2.3a

18.66 ± 0.5a

2.27 ± 0.1a

2.60 ± 0.3a

33.03 ± 1.5a

100 mM NaCl

17.61 ± 2.0bc

16.50 ± 0.5bc

1.92 ± 0.3c

1.94 ± 0.4cb

30.69 ± 1.1bc

100 mM NaCl + SAK1

19.15 ± 2.1ab

18.13 ± 1.4ab

2.09 ± 0.4b

2.15 ± 0.3b

32.03 ± 1.0ab

200 mM NaCl

15.03 ± 4.1 cd

14.83 ± 0.9 dc

1.77 ± 0.3d

1.73 ± 0.5 cd

29.06 ± 1.2c

200 mM NaCl + SAK1

17.84 ± 2.9bc

16.36 ± 1.0bc

1.95 ± 0.5c

1.95 ± 0.4cb

31.46 ± 1.7ab

300 mM NaCl

12.61 ± 2.3d

12.86 ± 1.5d

0.84 ± 0.2f

1.40 ± 0.4e

27.96 ± 1.4d

300 mM NaCl + SAK1

15.60 ± 0.5bcd

13.36 ± 1.6d

1.17 ± 0.4e

1.46 ± 0.5de

28.50 ± 1.5c