Table 1.

Plant growth promoting activities of cypermethrin degrading strains in presence and absence of chlorpyrifos.

Bacterial strains	Trp (μg mL−1)	IAA (μg mL−1)	CP conc. (mg L−1)	IAA (μg mL−1)	Phosphate solubilization		NH3 production
					Zone size (mm)	SI
Achromobacter xylosoxidans JCp4	50	15.6 ± 0.4a	Control	18.8 ± 0.04e	17 ± 0.57e	4.2e	+++
100	18.8 ± 0.26c	100	18.3 ± 0.14d	16 ± 0.5d	4.0d	+++
150	23.3 ± 0.3e	200	16.8 ± 0.24b	11 ± 1.0c	3.6b	++
Ochrobactrum sp. FCp1	50	15.8 ± 0.34b	Control	18.3 ± 0.015d	11 ± 1.0c	3.8c	+++
100	19.3 ± 0.41d	100	17.5 ± 0.02c	10.5 ± 0.5b	3.6b	+++
150	25.0 ± 0.5f	200	16.6 ± 0.014a	10 ± 0.0a	3.3a	++

Trp = tryptophan; IAA = indole acetic acid; SI = solubilization index.

The values indicate the mean ± SD of three replicates.

+++ = large amount of ammonia; ++ = moderate amount of ammonia.

Means in the same column followed by the different letters are significantly different at p > 0.05.