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Table 7 Screening of potential bacterial biocontrol isolates for antagonism-promoting biochemical traits in vitro

From: Antagonist activities of native rhizosphere micro-flora against groundnut stem rot pathogen, Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.

Isolate ID

HCN production

Ammonia production

Siderophore production

Cellulase production

Pectinase production

SE (%)

SI

SE (%)

SI

SE (%)

SI

Bacillus subtilis isolate S1NA7

−

++

207.33 ± 7.15

3.07 ± 0.071

495.24 ± 8.25

5.95 ± 0.082

373.33 ± 11.55

4.73 ± 0.115

B. subtilis isolate S2NA6

−

++

151.27 ± 5.35

2.51 ± 0.054

410.30 ± 16.8

5.10 ± 0.168

473.33 ± 23.09

5.73 ± 0.231

B. subtilis isolate S3KB6

−

++

232.32 ± 4.63

3.32 ± 0.046

462.04 ± 11.23

5.62 ± 0.112

189.68 ± 9.01

2.90 ± 0.090

B. subtilis isolate S4KB5

+

++

306.67 ± 11.55

4.07 ± 0.115

389.63 ± 10.02

4.90 ± 0.100

386.67 ± 11.55

4.87 ± 0.115

B. subtilis isolate S8KB2

+

++

252.19 ± 5.83

3.52 ± 0.058

275.09 ± 3.17

3.75 ± 0.032

217.04 ± 5.13

3.17 ± 0.051

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolate S9KB4

−

++

138.79 ± 2.10

2.39 ± 0.021

577.78 ± 19.25

6.78 ± 0.192

555.56 ± 19.25

6.56 ± 0.192

B. subtilis isolate S10KB2

−

++

−

−

385.93 ± 5.13

4.86 ± 0.051

310.12 ± 20.85

4.10 ± 0.209

  1. Values expressed are mean of replications ± standard deviation
  2. SE, solubilization efficiency; SI, solubilization index
  3. −: negative; +: slightly positive; ++: moderately positive; +++: highly positive; ++++: extremely positive