Table 4 The effects of bacterial inoculation, salinity and melatonin on concentrations of K⁺ and Na⁺ and K⁺/Na⁺ ratios in shoots and roots of common bean.

Bacterial inoculations (I)

NI

9.11^a

8.69^a

18.70^b

13.62^b

5.96^b

3.12^b

RI

7.01^b

8.13^b

24.14^a

19.07^a

8.37^a

4.78^a

Salinity levels (S)

NS

1.82^c

2.58^c

27.75^a

22.60^a

17.53^a

9.27^a

S1

8.85^b

8.91^b

20.75^b

15.70^b

2.71^b

1.81^b

S2

13.51^a

13.75^a

15.75^c

10.60^c

1.26^c

0.77^c

Priming (P)

PM100

6.66^c

8.58^a

27.75^a

22.68^a

10.89^a

5.39^a

PH

8.01^b

8.58^a

19.59^b

14.51^b

6.37^b

3.37^b

PD

9.51^a

8.08^b

16.92^c

11.85^c

4.23^c

3.08^c

Bacterial inoculations × Salinity levels × Priming (RI × S × P)

NI

NS

PM100

1.22^k

2^k

29^c

24^c

25.30^a

11.11^b

PH

2^j

3^j

23^fg

18^fg

10.25^c

5.81^e

PD

2^j

3^j

23^fg

18^fg

10.25^c

5.81^e

S1

PM100

9^g

11^e

22^g

17^g

2.45^e

1.58^gh

PH

10^f

10^f

13^j

8^j

1.34^e

0.86^i–k

PD

11^e

8^h

12^jk

7^jk

1.13^e

0.95^i–k

S2

PM100

12^d

12^d

18^h

13^h

1.53^e

1.13^h–j

PH

14^b

13^c

11^k

6^k

0.83^e

0.51^jk

PD

18^a

14^b

9^l

4^l

0.54^e

0.33^k

RI

NS

PM100

1^k

2^k

35^a

30^a

27.40^a

13.80^a

PH

1^k

2^k

27^d

22^d

21.28^b

10.21^c

PD

2^j

2^k

24^ef

19^ef

10.68^c

8.87^d

S1

PM100

5ⁱ

8^h

32^b

27^b

6.16^d

3.37^f

PH

7^h

9^g

23^fg

18^fg

3.25^e

2.03^g

PD

9^g

6ⁱ

17^h

12^h

1.91^e

2.05^g

S2

PM100

10^f

15^a

25^e

20^e

2.50^e

1.36^hi

PH

12^d

13^c

15ⁱ

10ⁱ

1.28^e

0.81^i–k

PD

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