Table 1 Effect of Azotobacter, Rhizophagus, and consortium inoculation on morphometric traits of bitter gourd plant under salinity stress condition.
Trait | T1 (NP) | T2 (SS) | T3 (Ac) | T4 (Ri) | T5 (Ac + Ri) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perimeter (cm) | 60.45 ± 2.21a | 31.00 ± 1.38c | 46.49 ± 2.06b | 47.99 ± 2.13b | 56.77 ± 3.00a |
Area (cm2) | 42.89 ± 0.46a | 11.59 ± 0.18c | 26.08 ± 0.40b | 27.79 ± 0.43b | 41.96 ± 0.85a |
Width mid-height (cm) | 3.65 ± 0.28a | 2.05 ± 0.17c | 3.08 ± 0.26b | 3.18 ± 0.27b | 4.11 ± 0.38a |
Maximum width (cm) | 4.95 ± 0.03a | 2.63 ± 0.02c | 3.95 ± 0.03b | 4.08 ± 0.03b | 5.00 ± 0.04a |
Height mid-width (cm) | 14.86 ± 2.05a | 6.95 ± 1.28c | 10.43 ± 1.93b | 10.76 ± 1.99b | 11.43 ± 2.80a |
Maximum height (cm) | 16.19 ± 0.41a | 8.38 ± 0.26c | 12.57 ± 0.39b | 12.97 ± 0.40b | 15.50 ± 0.56a |
Fruit shape index external I | 3.27 ± 0.12a | 2.97 ± 0.02c | 3.19 ± 0.12b | 3.25 ± 0.01a | 3.27 ± 0.01a |
Fruit shape index external II | 4.08 ± 0.91a | 2.77 ± 0.01e | 4.00 ± 0.01d | 4.03 ± 0.02c | 4.06 ± 0.01b |
Fruit shape triangle | 2.51 ± 0.01a | 2.31 ± 0.01e | 2.41 ± 0.06d | 2.44 ± 0.06c | 2.49 ± 0.06b |
Ellipsoid | 0.09 ± 0.01b | 0.05 ± 0.01d | 0.07 ± 0.01c | 0.08 ± 0.01bc | 0.11 ± 0.01a |
Circular | 0.38 ± 0.02b | 0.32 ± 0.02d | 0.36 ± 0.02c | 0.37 ± 0.02bc | 0.40 ± 0.02a |
Rectangular | 0.28 ± 0.01b | 0.24 ± 0.01d | 0.27 ± 0.01c | 0.27 ± 0.01bc | 0.30 ± 0.01a |
Distal end protrusion | 0.16 ± 0.04a | 0.10 ± 0.01d | 0.13 ± 0.01c | 0.14 ± 0.04bc | 0.15 ± 0.04b |
Vertical asymmetry | 0.58 ± 0.01a | 0.32 ± 0.18d | 0.42 ± 0.18c | 0.51 ± 0.06b | 0.60 ± 0.02a |
Horizontal asymmetry | 1.49 ± 0.20b | 1.21 ± 0.03e | 1.36 ± 0.03d | 1.40 ± 0.02c | 1.54 ± 0.20a |
Width widest position | 0.42 ± 0.09b | 0.31 ± 0.09e | 0.35 ± 0.09d | 0.38 ± 0.09c | 0.44 ± 0.09a |
Eccentricity | 0.75 ± 0.10b | 0.56 ± 0.03e | 0.61 ± 0.01d | 0.65 ± 0.03c | 0.70 ± 0.10a |
Proximal eccentricity | 0.95 ± 0.04a | 0.84 ± 0.02d | 0.89 ± 0.01c | 0.90 ± 0.04c | 0.93 ± 0.04b |
Distal eccentricity | 0.93 ± 0.02a | 0.80 ± 0.01d | 0.85 ± 0.01c | 0.87 ± 0.01c | 0.89 ± 0.01b |
Fruit shape index internal | 4.10 ± 0.93a | 2.77 ± 0.02d | 3.76 ± 0.05c | 3.98 ± 0.02b | 4.02 ± 0.93b |
Eccentricity area index | 0.39 ± 0.05b | 0.30 ± 0.01d | 0.34 ± 0.01c | 0.35 ± 0.01c | 0.42 ± 0.05a |