Table 3.

Plant growth promoting activities of the P. aeruginosa strain PS1^† both in the presence and absence of tebuconazole.

Dose rate (μg l−1)	Phosphate solubilized (μg ml−1)	IAAa (μg ml−1)	Siderophores			EPSe (μg ml−1)
			CASb agar (mm)	Phenolates (μg ml−1)
				SAc	2,3-DHBAd
0 (control)	345a	39a	15a	41a	21a	18b
100	93b	9b	14b	27b	8bc	19b
200	25c	5c	13b	23c	7c	20b
300	17d	3d	12c	20	5d	23a
F value	148.5	101.4	68.4	115.7	228.3	63.5

Values indicate the mean of three replicates. Mean values followed by different letters are significantly different within a row or column at p ⩽ 0.05 according to Tukey test.

^aIndole acetic acid.

^bChrome azurol s agar.

^cSalicylic acid.

^d2,3-Dihydroxy benzoic acid.

^eExopolysaccharide.

^†P. aeruginosa strain PS1 also produced hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and ammonia at all three concentrations of tebuconzole.