Improvisation of Eucalyptus Seedling Quality Through Micro Symbiotic Inoculation Under Saline Condition

Seedlings of Eucalyptus L. were planted under different salinity levels Viz. normal soil (<4 ECe soil), saline soil (4-8 Ece) and highly saline soil (8-12 ECe) and seedlings were inoculated with Azetobactor + vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi, Azospirillum + vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi and combination of all three. Experiment repeated for two years and data recorded at the end of each experiment on nutrient content in different plant parts (leaves, stem and ischolar_main), chlorophyll content, ischolar_main colonization and survival per cent. Triple inoculation (Azetobactor+Azospirillum+VAM) significantly influenced nutrient status and survival per cent of Eucalyptus seedlings as compared to uninoculated seedlings under salt condition, which was followed by dual inoculation of Azospirillum and VAM.