Table 3.

Screening of ACC deaminase on plates with indicator dyes using ACC as sole nitrogen source

Isolate	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	Fresh root weight (g)	Fresh shoot weight (g)	Dry root weight (g)	Dry shoot weight (g)
Control	8.5±0.86	9.33±0.57	0.65±0.07	0.54±0.13	0.03±0.01	0.07±0.02
PJN13	35.25±5.12***	25.25±4.92***	0.98±0.23*	0.97±0.10**	0.09±0.04*	0.14±0.02***

Results shown are the mean values where n=5, ± S.D indicates standard deviation

^*Statistically significant at P≤0.05

^**Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.01

^***Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.001