Table 1.

Physico-chemical analysis of Sahiwal soil samples from where the bacteria were isolated.

Physicochemical properties of soil	Sw1	Sw2
EC (d S m−1)	1	0.6
Soil texture	Loam	Loam
Soil pH	8.3	8.4
Organic matter (%)	1.04	1.53
Total N (%)	0.07	0.06
Total mineral N (mg kg−1)	4.13	5.31
Total P	50.6	29.3
Total mineral P (mg kg−1)	220	140
Total K	36	30

Sw1, Soil sample 1; Sw2, soil sample 2.