Bacillus subtilis HG-15, a Halotolerant Rhizoplane Bacterium, Promotes Growth and Salinity Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Table 3

Population densities reflecting wheat rhizosphere colonization by the HG-15 strain in soils with different salt concentrations (10⁶ CFU·g^-1 dry weight of soil).

Salinity conditions	Days after inoculation (d)
	7	14	21	28
0.15%	a	b	c	c
0.25%	a	b	c	c
0.35%	a	b	b	b

Notes: 0.15%, 0.25%, and 0.35% represent the soil with different salt concentrations used in the pot experiment. Values are expressed as the (). Statistical analysis was accomplished with one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan’s test. Means sharing a common letter within the same column are not significantly different at .