(A) Bubble plot showing the relative abundance of each bacterial endophyte strain (y‐axis) used in vitro co‐spotting growth experiments after 24 h, as obtained from 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The samples are arranged and subplot according to each specific consortium (i.e. Consortium A, B, C, D, E, F) (x‐axis). (B) Bubble plot showing the relative abundance of each bacterial endophyte strain (y‐axis) used in planta compatibility growth experiments after 15 dpi. The seed inoculation method has been used in this compatibility growth experiments of 5‐bacterial‐strain‐consortia. The samples are arranged and subplot according to each specific consortium (i.e. Consortium A, B, C, D, E, F) (x‐axis). Control denotes samples collected immediately after co‐inoculum setup. The size of the bubble represents the relative abundance and the median of the percentage of at least three replicates, and colours indicate each bacterial strain used in this experiment.