Table 1.

Top 10 rhizosphere and rhizoplane isolates and their plant nutrition and growth promotion, antifungal and nematicidal traits, in addition to their antagonistic activity and general assessment and ranking for their ability to function as PGPR.

^aWild Plant.

^bS, Rhizosphere - P, Rhizoplane.

^cPNF, Putative N₂-fixation.

^dSI, Phosphate solubilization index (1 = 2.99; 2 = 3 -4.99; 3 = 5), Zinc solubilization index (1 = 1.99; 2 = 2–3; 3 = 3).

^eSid, Siderophores production.

^fIAA, Indoleacetic acid production (1 = 1.99; 2 = 2 −2.99; 3 = 3 μg ml⁻¹).

^gSA, Salicylic acid production (1 = 50–100; 2 = 100–200 μg ml⁻¹).

^hHCN, Hydrogen cyanide.

ⁱAntagonistic activity against fungi & nematode.

^jF₁, Fusarium oxysporum, F₂, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

^kN, Meloidogyne incognita.

^lGI (%), Growth inhibition percentage, (1 = 30–49.9%; 2 = 50–69.9%; 3 = 70%).

^mUH (%), Unhatched % (1 = 30–49.9%; 2 = 50–69.9%; 3 = 70–89.9%; 4 = 90%).

ⁿTotal assessment points.

^*The point given for HCN production was excluded.