Table 2 Impact of microbial inoculation on protein concentration and shoot and root dry weight of rice plants grown under non-drought and drought-challenged conditions.

Non-Drought

8.96 ± 0.51^d

12.91 ± 0.32^c

12.74 ± 0.41^c

13.30 ± 0.80^c

Drought

1

82.58

281.8

<0.0001

Inoculation

3

42.64

145.5

<0.0001

Drought

12.51 ± 0.51^c

15.50 ± 0.55^b

13.50 ± 0.56^c

16.90 ± 0.50^a

Drought*Inoculation

3

5.29

18.06

<0.0001

Error

40

0.2898

Non-Drought

5.48 ± 0.39^cd

6.66 ± 0.83^bc

7.78 ± 0.34^ab

8.21 ± 1.11^a

Drought

1

6.42

10.85

0.0021

Inoculation

3

16.92

28.58

<0.0001

Drought

4.81 ± 0.82^d

6.09 ± 1.06^cd

6.75 ± 0.59^bc

7.56 ± 0.58^ab

Drought*Inoculation

3

0.1215

0.205

0.892

Error

40

0.5899

Non-Drought

5.84 ± 0.21^ef

6.86 ± 0.77^cd

7.77 ± 0.65^bc

8.93 ± 0.40^a

Drought

1

4.23

16.67

0.0002

Inoculation

3

15.96

62.89

<0.0001

Drought

5.51 ± 0.44^f

6.62 ± 0.29^de

6.96 ± 0.38^cd

7.93 ± 0.60^b

Drought*Inoculation

3

0.4057

1.598

0.2049

Error

40

0.2507