Effect of biological treatments on growth and some metabolic activities of barley plants grown in saline soil

Abstract

The ability of different microorganisms to alleviate the noxious effect of salinity was tested. Barley grains were planted under salt stress and were inoculated with cyanobacteria,Pseudomonas fluorescensandDunaliella tertiolecta. All tested microorganisms improved growth of barley plants as indicated by dry weight, photosynthetic pigments and vitality of the plants. Cyanobacterial inoculant was the most effective and significantly diminished the adverse effect of salinity. Results of the present study hold promise for use of such microorganisms to cultivate plants in saline soils. © 1994, Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena GmbH. All rights reserved.