Table 1.

Sampling site description and in vitro evaluation of antifungal properties of endophytic Bacillus strains on inhibition of fungal plant pathogens

Strain(s)	Plant tissue used for isolation/geographical information coordinates	Mycelial growth inhibition (%)
		Rhizoctonia solani (RS)	Sclerotium rolfsii (SR)	Fusarium solani (FS)
EPP5	Stems/25.8696° N, 83.4386° E	*63.21 ± 1.02a	58.11 ± 2.11a	58.65 ± 2.14a
EPP21	Stems/25.2876° N, 82.9239° E	46.43 ± 1.29f	48.32 ± 2.18d	49.76 ± 2.76c
EPP30	Stem/25.8696° N, 83.4386° E	48.56 ± 1.62e	45.65 ± 1.95e	45.98 ± 1.98d
EPP32	Root/25.8696° N, 83.4386° E	43.29 ± 1.95g	42.65 ± 2.22f	38.65 ± 1.65f
EPP35	Root/25.8696° N, 83.4386° E	55.21 ± 2.12c	51.26 ± 1.14c	50.32 ± 1.41c
EPP42	Root/25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	54.12 ± 2.46c	50.41 ± 3.19c	51.95 ± 1.46c
EPP49	Root/25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	26.32 ± 1.11l	44.28 ± 1.06ef	50.95 ± 1.42c
EPP55	Root/25.2876° N, 82.9239° E	35.62 ± 1.65i	44.26 ± 3.26ef	38.46 ± 1.65f
EPP62	Root / 25.1137° N, 82.5444° E	58.42 ± 2.13b	50.21 ± 2.85c	55.38 ± 2.95b
EPP65	Root / 25.1137° N, 82.5444° E	50.18 ± 2.19d	53.23 ± 1.42b	50.17 ± 2.22c
EPP70	Stem/25.1137° N, 82.5444° E	39.43 ± 2.31h	35.32 ± 2.12h	38.32 ± 1.76f
EPP71	Stem/25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	51.24 ± 2.10d	52.23 ± 1.95cd	50.11 ± 2.91c
EPP74	Stem/25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	54.18 ± 2.13c	51.32 ± 2.28cd	50.13 ± 2.32c
EPP78	Leaf/25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	36.44 ± 2.11i	29.74 ± 1.98i	31.65 ± 1.33g
EPP83	Leaf / 25.5835° N, 83.4870° E	27.13 ± 2.32k	23.32 ± 1.65j	25.85 ± 1.08h
EPP86	Leaf/25.2876° N, 82.9239° E	32.98 ± 2.97j	39.85 ± 2.98g	35.43 ± 1.95f
EPP93	Leaf/25.2876° N, 82.9239° E	41.23 ± 3.11h	46.37 ± 1.46e	43.13 ± 2.08e
EPP100	Leaf/25.1137° N, 82.5444° E	29.85 ± 2.79k	49.65 ± 2.65d	45.13 ± 2.11d
EPP102	Leaf/25.1137° N, 82.5444° E	51.41 ± 1.94d	51.73 ± 1.98cd	52.11 ± 2.98c

*Data were analyzed for significance with analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by DMRT test (p = 0.05). Values with different letter indications represent a statistically significant difference