Table 3.

Plant growth promoting traits of Salt Tolerant Bacterial strains.

	IAA Production (µg/ml)			HCN Production	Ammonia Production	Siderophore production
	Salt Concentration
	Control	500 mM	850 mM
ST4	30.09 ± 0.8a	82.39 ± 1.1i	62.11 ± 1.2 h	+	+	+
ST5	35.86 ± 1.4b	69.23 ± 0.9f	59.62 ± 1.1 g	+	+	–
ST6	40.59 ± 1.4c	93.06 ± 1.1j	63.00 ± 0.7 h	–	+	+
ST15	116.6 ± 1.7i	67.63 ± 1.4e	32 ± 1.2d	+	–	–
ST16	122.24 ± 1.1j	48.42 ± 0.79c	28.49 ± 0.76c	–	+	+
ST17	74.33 ± 1.1 g	75.28 ± 0.9 h	88.85 ± 1.2i	–	+	–
ST18	47.94 ± 0.05e	50 ± 0.79d	45.15 ± 1.3e	–	+	+
ST20	44.50 ± 0.50d	24.40 ± 0.25b	22.98 ± 0.29b	–	+	+
ST22	59.38 ± 1.2f	71.12 ± 1.4 g	50.43 ± 1.1f	–	–	–
ST25	87.55 ± 1.1 h	16.75 ± 1.1a	16.51 ± 1.4a	–	–	+

Mean of 3 values ± Standard Deviation