Table 2.
Qualitative analysis of phosphate solubilization ability and IAA production by isolated phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB).
| Strain | Qualitative Analysis | IAA Production (mg L−1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter of Halo/cm | Diameter of Colony/cm | PSI | ||
| B1 | 0.56 ± 0.06 b | 0.40 ± 0.07 a | 2.46 ± 0.24 c | 20.30 ± 2.69 a |
| B10 | 0.59 ± 0.02 b | 0.12 ± 0.01 c | 5.78 ± 0.26 b | 8.97 ± 1.18 b,c |
| B14 | 0.95 ± 0.07 a | 0.15 ± 0.04 c | 7.64 ± 0.62 a | 5.84 ± 1.64 c |
| SX1 | 0.65 ± 0.08 b | 0.14 ± 0.04 c | 5.87 ± 0.49 b | ND |
| SX2 | 0.61 ± 0.02 b | 0.10 ± 0.01 c | 7.32 ± 0.35 a | 13.20 ± 2.32 b |
| SX14 | 0.31 ± 0.02 c | 0.30 ± 0.02 b | 2.03 ± 0.02c | 22.70 ± 3.37 a |
Data are means ± SE of three independent biological replicates. Bearing different letters in the same row are significantly different from each other according to the least significant difference (LSD) test (p < 0.05). ND: not detected.