Table 4 Mean chlorophyll flourescence (Fv/Fm ratio ± SE) and relative water content (RWC ± SE) of two chickpea varieties under control and drought condition at 14 and 25 days after stress imposition.

From: Comparative Physiological and Metabolic Analysis Reveals a Complex Mechanism Involved in Drought Tolerance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Induced by PGPR and PGRs

Chickpea variety

Chlorophyll flourescence (Fv/Fm)

RWC (%)

Control

Consortium

Drought stress

Control

Consortium

Drought stress

Punjab Noor-2009 (Sensitive variety)

0.933 ± 0.011

0.783 ± 0.09

0.336 ± 0.019

78 ± 0.06

61 ± 0.015

25 ± 0.05

93127 (Tolerant variety)

0.921 ± 0.014

0.892 ± 0.008

0.681 ± 0.021

86 ± 0.013

76 ± 0.012

51 ± 0.013

  1. Control = Untreated Irrigated plants; Consortium = PGPR + PGR treated plants; Drought = Untreated plants grown under drought stress.
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