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. 2019 Jul 3;10:1505. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01505

Table 7.

Pearson correlation coefficients (r) between PGP traits (in vitro assays) and biocontrol activity (in vivo assay).

Pearson correlation
In vitro assays
In vivo assay
Variables IAA production Fungal growth inhibition (%) Disease severity
Protease activity 0.44ns 0.31 −0.47ns
Siderophore production 0.36 0.64∗∗ 0.24ns
IAA production 1 0.47 −0.01ns
Fungal growth inhibition −0.63

ns, non-significant; P < 0.05; and ∗∗P < 0.01.