Halotolerant Plant Growth Promoting Bacilli from Sundarban Mangrove Mitigate the Effects of Salinity Stress on Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Growth

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is one of the major crops in dry and saline areas across globe. During salinity stress, plants encounter significant changes their physio biochemical activities, leading to decreased growth yield. Bacillus species are used as biofertilizers biopesticides for pearl other promote The use soils has been beneficial combat negative effect on plant In this context, present study emphasizes two species, i.e. megaterium JR-12 B. pumilus GN-5, which helped alleviating impact stress activities salt-stressed millet. seeds were treated with strains, B.pumilus individually combination under 50, 100 150 mM sodium chloride stress. showed higher height, biomass accumulation, photosynthetic apparatus than non-treated plants. Additionally, increased osmoprotectant levels compared control antioxidant enzyme content was improved post-inoculation, indicating efficient stress-alleviating potential both strains species. Moreover, inoculation these microbes significantly attributes a Bp-GN-5 + Bm-JR-12 reduction rates found be alleviated 9.12%, 20.30% 33%, respectively. Overall, results suggested that could have improve productivity