In this article, the effectiveness of microbial inoculation for enhancing growth of tomato plants under salt stress conditions has been investigated. On the basis of various paramteres, significant improvements in shoot length, root length, leaf surface area, number of leaves, total weight of the shoot and root are observed in tomato plants. It is proved that the Bacillus megaterium strain Zm7 has potential to improve plant growth by uplifting various morphological and biochemical parameters in salt-stressed environment.
Professor Dr Shahid Javed Butt, holds a B.Sc with Honors and M.Sc. with Honors From Pakistan and obtained his PhD. degree in Plant Sciences from Trakya University,Turkey. His research interest includes with an emphasis on applied application of environmental horticulture and improvement of greenhouse production through Hydroponics and Plant Tissue Culture Technology focusing sustainability and the environment.