EFFECTS OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA ON YIELD, GROWTH, LEAF WATER CONTENT, MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY, AND IONIC COMPOSITION OF STRAWBERRY UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS

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