TABLE 1.

Description of bacterial isolates obtained from different collection sites.

S. No.	Plant name	Location	Sample type	No. of bacterial isolates	Isolate codes
1	M. esculenta	Shimla district	Rhizospheric soil 1	3	MC1, MC2, MC3
			Rhizospheric soil 2	2	MC4, MC5
			Rhizospheric soil 3	4	MC6, MC7, MC8, MC9
2	C. carandas	Solan district	Rhizospheric soil	6	SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6
			Leaves	2	K1I, K1II
			Stem	2	K1III, K1IV
3	P. pashia		Rhizospheric soil	4	SR7, SR8, SR9, SR10
			Leaves	2	K2I, K2II
			Stem	2	K2III, K2IV