Table 2.
Isolates/Standard | Fluorescein diacetate activity | Acid phosphatase activity | Alkaline phosphatase activity | Phytase activity |
---|---|---|---|---|
KHBAR-1 | 63.74ef | 28.54de | 52.57def | 181.04f |
BD-3-1B | 102.50a | 31.98abc | 61.86b | 273.47c |
BDN-5 | 67.06def | 26.84ef | 50.28f | 228.31d |
KHTH-4-1 | 94.18ab | 31.74abc | 53.87b | 230.68d |
KHBD-6 | 93.40bc | 30.79bcd | 59.57bc | 284.40c |
KHBD-7 | 85.55c | 25.26fg | 55.10d | 202.77e |
KDMR-1-1 | 74.37d | 30.04cd | 53.60de | 166.43g |
KHBD-2-2A | 75.47d | 27.08ef | 58.26c | 280.45c |
BDKH-3 | 98.27ab | 30.04cd | 67.75a | 334.43a |
BDSD-2-2C | 98.83ab | 33.28a | 68.30a | 241.35d |
B.amyloliquefaciens | 70.16de | 32.28ab | 69.45a | 305.07b |
B. cereus | 69.94de | 31.46abc | 53.12def | 193.29ef |
Uninoculated control | 60.65f | 23.60g | 50.63ef | 139.44h |
LSD (P = 0.05) | 7.99 | 2.26 | 2.92 | 14.12 |
Different letters represent significant differences (P = 0.05) (DMRT). Bacillus isolates are from different locations with contrasting agricultural management practices. Enzyme activity is expressed as pKat/g soil