Skip to main content

Table 2 Bacterial population profiles in the seeds of salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive cultivars of Oryza sativa ssp. indica

From: Characterizing endophytic competence and plant growth promotion of bacterial endophytes inhabiting the seed endosphere of Rice

Rice cultivar

Population

Gram (−)

Gram (+)

Cultivable isolates

CFU g−1

%

%

IR29

5.46 ± 0.09c

42.9

57.1

7

FL478

5.31 ± 0.02c

57.1

42.9

7

IC27

6.31 ± 0.04b

100.0

0.0

4

IC31

5.64 ± 0.04c

90.0

10.0

10

IC32

6.52 ± 0.04a

71.4

28.5

14

IC37

4.24 ± 0.04c

0.00

100.0

7

  1. Population is presented as means ± SE (standard error) from three replicates. Means with the same letter are not statistically significant