Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense and/or Pseudomonas geniculata reinforces flax (Linum usitatissimum) growth by improving physiological activities under saline soil conditions

Botanical Studies

Table 1 Microbiological characteristics of Flax (Linum usitatissimum) rhizosphere at the harvest

Treatment	TBC	Increasing In TBC (%)	Az. C	Increasing In Az. Count (%)	Ps. C	Increasing in Ps. Count (%)	CO₂	Increasing in CO₂ (%)
Control	74 ± 5c	23.3	1.7 ± 0.58c	54.5	119 ± 20.6b	32.2	10.6 ± 0.41c	51.4
A. brasilense	102 ± 12b	70.1	2.9 ± 0.81a	163.6	120 ± 19.7b	33.3	16.1 ± 0.45b	130
P. geniculata	107 ± 22.3b	78.3	2.4 ± 0.52b	118	210 ± 18c	133.4	16.3 ± 0.4b	132.8
Mixture	116 ± 14a	93.4	2.8 ± 0.45a	154.5	204 ± 12a	126.6	16.7 ± 0.45a	138.5

TBC × (10⁵ CFU/g dry soil): Total bacterial count (10⁵ CFU/g dry soil), Az. C. × (10³ CFU/g dry soil): Azospirillum spp. Count, Ps. C. × (10³ CFU/g dry soil): Pseudomonas spp. Count and Co₂ (µg g⁻¹ dry soil)