Table 2.
Effect of different NaCl concentrations on the plant growth promoting attributes of P. dispersa and E. faecium
| NaCl (mM) | P-solubilization (µg/ml) | Siderophore unit (%) | IAA concentration (µg/ml) | ACC deaminase activity (nmol/mg/h) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. dispersa | E. faecium | P. dispersa | E. faecium | P. dispersa | E. faecium | P. dispersa | E. faecium | |
| 0 (control) | 3.64 ± 0.05a | 2.02 ± 0.15b | 60.33 ± 3.77 | 32.11 ± 2.23d | 218.3 ± 7.8a | 652.09 ± 7.0b | 207.45 ± 8.6a | 123.34 ± 9.62c |
| 50 | 4.64 ± 0.13b | 2.07 ± 0.16b | 60.68 ± 3.67 | 33.79 ± 1.34c | 222.6 ± 3.3ab | 702.43 ± 20.6a | 263.45 ± 19.6ab | 288.96 ± 32.3b |
| 100 | 4.75 ± 0.11b | 2.3 ± 0.06a | 61.47 ± 6.8 | 36.43 ± 0.97b | 237.6 ± 6.5bc | 718.88 ± 35.98a | 328.01 ± 7.9b | 318.49 ± 41.6b |
| 150 | 5.18 ± 0.49bc | 2.35 ± 0.19a | 54.67 ± 3.01 | 39.23 ± 2.67a | 253.86 ± 2.7c | 730.42 ± 28.7a | 355.42 ± 11.8c | 476.47 ± 38.1a |
| LSD (P < 0.05) | 0.461 | 0.210 | – | 1.598 | 17.52 | 35.49 | 75.31 | 94.59 |
Values represent mean of triplicates. Means sharing same alphabets represents statistically non-significant according to ANOVA analysis