Alleviation of the adverse effects of NaCl stress on tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Trichoderma viride through the antioxidative defense system

Botanical Studies

Table 2 Effect of NaCl concentrations on the linear growth and dry weight (g/100 mL) of T. viride

NaCl concentration	Colony diameter (cm) Days of incubation		DW (g/100 mL)
NaCl concentration	2 days	4 days	DW (g/100 mL)
0 mM	5 ± 0.265a	8.1 ± 0.429a	0.5942 ± 0.0314c
50 mM	4.53 ± 0.239ab	7.11 ± 0.376ab	0.8718 ± 0.0461a
100 mM	4.33 ± 0.229abc	7.38 ± 0.391ab	0.7039 ± 0.037b
150 mM	4.18 ± 0.221bc	7.38 ± 0.391ab	0.497 ± 0.0263d
200 mM	3.83 ± 0.203bc	6.46 ± 0.342bc	0.342 ± 0.0181e
250 mM	3.65 ± 0.193cd	6.41 ± 0.339bc	0.3236 ± 0.0171e
300 mM	3.13 ± 0.165d	5.78 ± 0.306bc	0.2838 ± 0.015e

^*Data are mean of 5 replicates ± standard error; the dry weight was determined 5 days after inoculation
Different letters in the same column mean significant difference at the p < 0.05 level by Duncan’s new multiple range test