Table 4.
Extracellular enzyme and plant growth promoting activities produced by Bacillus B.PNR1 and B.PNR2
| Isolate | Extracellular enzyme and plant growth-promoting measurement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Amylolytic activity (mm) | Cellulolytic activity (mm)a | IAA production (μg/ml)a | Phosphate solubilization (mm) | Siderophore production (mm) | |
| B.PNR1 | 23.8 ± 2.2 | 16.7 ± 0.7 a | 0.3 ± 0.06 b | 9.6 ± 1.4 | 0.00 |
| B.PNR2 | 23.3 ± 1.2 | 13 ± 1.9 b | 0.5 ± 0.05 a | 9.3 ± 0.7 | 0.00 |
IAA, indole acetic acid.
a
Means ± standard deviation followed by different letters in each source within the same column are significantly different according to Tukey’s range test (P < 0.05).