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Table 3 IAA production and phosphate solubilization capacity of different strains

From: Diversity and symbiotic divergence of endophytic and non-endophytic rhizobia of Medicago sativa

Strain

Organic phosphate solubilization halo ratio (D:d)a

Inorganic phosphate solubilization halo ratio (D:d)

IAA production

G3G1

1.42 ± 0.088abb

1.46 ± 0.087ab

–c

G3G2

1.14 ± 0.103bc

0.89 ± 0.155b

+++

G3L1

1.39 ± 0.076ab

1.25 ± 0.037ab

–

G3L2

1.18 ± 0.020b

1.28 ± 0.065ab

+

G3L3

0.94 ± 0.136bc

1.28 ± 0.035ab

+++

G3T1

1.11 ± 0.080bc

1.21 ± 0.038ab

+++

G3T2

1.07 ± 0.003bc

1.22 ± 0.044ab

++

G9TT4

1.10 ± 0.021bc

1.36 ± 0.017ab

+++

G9TT5

1.06 ± 0.003bc

N d

+++

LL1

1.34 ± 0.030ab

N

–

LL2

1.73 ± 0.597a

N

++

LP4

1.06 ± 0.003bc

N

+++

LT3

1.07 ± 0.015bc

N

+++

WLG1

1.21 ± 0.012b

N

–

WLJ3

1.38 ± 0.112ab

1.25 ± 0.003ab

–

WLL2

1.26 ± 0.029b

1.32 ± 0.033ab

–

WLL3

0.67 ± 0.051c

N

–

WLL4

N

N

+

WLP2

1.07 ± 0.005bc

1.76 ± 0.582a

+++

WTT1

N

N

+++

WTT6

N

N

+

Rhizobium ipomoeae shin9-1T

1.22 ± 0.028b

1.07 ± 0.384b

–

Ensifer medicae WSM419T

1.20 ± 0.035b

1.20 ± 0.013ab

–

  1. aD indicated the diameter of phosphate solubilization halo, d indicated the diameter of strain colony
  2. bMean ± standard errors were obtained from three replicates per strain tested. Mean ± standard errors followed by different letters in a same column are significantly different according to the Duncan multiple range test at P = 0.05
  3. c– no IAA production activity, + low IAA production activity, ++ moderate IAA production activity, +++ high IAA production activity
  4. dN indicated that the strains were incapable of solubilizing phosphate