Table 7 Experimental work plan.

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

Control

Plants grown under normal condition (irrigated)

Consortium

Plants grown under drought stress and treated with consortium of 3 PGPR (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis, and Bacillus megaterium and 2 PGRs (salicylic acid and putrescine)

Drought

Untreated uninoculated plants grown under drought stress