Table 4 Plant Growth Promoting (PGP) properties of selected isolates during harvesting of L. esculentum and S. melongena for treatment comprising 15% vermicomposted fly ash (T6).
Bacteria | Number of strains (%) | IAA Production (%) | Siderophores (%) | HCN test (%) | Ammonia production (%) | P-Solubilization (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lycopersicon esculentum | ||||||
PSB | 23 | 100 | 28.57 | 0 | 57.14 | 100 |
Azotobacter | 18 | 100 | 12.67 | 0 | 47.28 | 15 |
Potash mobilizing | 09 | 100 | 3.55 | 0 | 63.65 | 2 |
Solanum melongena | ||||||
PSB | 21 | 100 | 25.45 | 0 | 52.65 | 98 |
Azotobacter | 15 | 100 | 10.28 | 0 | 40.53 | 12 |
Potash mobilizing | 06 | 100 | 2.36 | 0 | 58.20 | 2 |