Table 2 Effect of salicylic acid (SA) and A. brasilense on plant height, shoot and root length, root shoot dry and fresh weight and chlorophyll content of mung bean plant under Cromium (Cr) toxicity

T₁ = Control

32.22 a

21.07 a

11.05 a

15.64 a

1.01 a

9.82 a

0.65 a

2.15 a

1.16 a

3.31 a

T₂ = Cr @200 mg/kg soil

27.18 e

15.07 e

6.74 e

10.01 e

0.80 e

5.92 e

0.47 e

1.70 e

0.94 e

2.64 e

T₃ = Cr@200 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

29.43 c

18.15 c

8.11 c

12.31 c

0.94 c

7.22 c

0.57 c

1.97 c

1.06 c

3.03 c

T₄ = Cr@200 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

28.22 d

17.33 d

7.41 d

11.28 d

0.92 d

6.52 d

0.52 d

1.87 d

0.98 d

2.86 d

T₅ = Cr@200 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

30.18 b

19.43 b

9.02 b

13.41 b

0.96 b

8.43 b

0.60 b

2.09 b

1.12 b

3.21 b

T₆ = Cr @300 mg/kg soil

24.35 i

13.12 i

4.60 i

9.02 i

0.72 i

4.53 i

0.31 i

1.32 i

0.81 h

2.13 i

T₇ = Cr@300 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

26.27 g

16.32 g

6.27 g

11.10 g

0.84 g

5.11 g

0.39 g

1.52 g

0.89 f

2.42 g

T₈ = Cr@300 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

25.15 h

15.12 h

5.66 h

10.2 h

0.82 h

4.84 h

0.36 h

1.48 h

0.86 g

2.34 h

T₉ = Cr@300 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

27.67 f

17.12 f

7.28 f

12.08 f

0.87 f

5.43 f

0.43 f

1.62 f

0.92e,f

2.54 f

T₁₀ = Cr@400 mg/kg soil

20.25 m

11.13 m

3.11 m

6.12 m

0.68 m

3.02 m

0.13 m

0.81 m

0.61 l

1.42 m

T₁₁ = Cr@400 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense

22.31 k

15.18 k

5.3 k

7.21 k

0.75 k

3.87 k

0.23 k

1.01 k

0.72 j

1.73 k

T₁₂ = Cr@400 mg/kg soil + Salicylic acid

21.46 l

14.15 l

4.11 l

8.11 l

0.70 l

3.59 l

0.19 l

0.94 l

0.68 k

1.62 l

T₁₃ = Cr@400 mg/kg soil + A. brasilense + Salicylic acid

23.26 j

16.13 j

6.11 j

9.42 j

0.77 j

4.11 j

0.27 j

1.26 j

0.76 i

2.02 j