Table 2.
Growth promoting properties of isolated endophytic bacterial strains
| Endophytic bacterial strains | Plant growth promoting properties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAA Production (µg ml−1) | Phosphate solubilization (µg ml−1) | Nitrogen fixation | Siderophore production | |
| Brevundimonas diminuta | 32.8 ± 1.8 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | + | − |
| Leifsonia shinshuensis | 24.9 ± 1.7 | 20.4 ± 0.8 | + | − |
| Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis | 16.7 ± 1.2 | 9.8 ± 0.8 | + | − |
| Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana | 28.0 ± 0.9 | 15.8 ± 0.3 | + | − |
| Brevundimonas vesicularis | 9.6 ± 2.9 | 8.4 ± 1.3 | + | − |
| Agrobacterium tumefaciens | 43.8 ± 2.3 | 26.0 ± 1.1 | + | + |
| Stenotrophomonas rhizophilia | 10.8 ± 1.3 | 9.6 ± 1.6 | + | + |
Average values of three independent experiments for each isolate in triplicate ± standard deviation