Multifarious functional traits of free-living rhizospheric fungi, with special reference to Aspergillus spp. isolated from North Indian soil, and their inoculation effect on plant growth

Table 4 Multiple plant growth-promoting activities of Aspergillus isolates

Aspergillus isolates	Phosphate solubilization	Organic acid	Siderophore	NH3	Antibiotic production	Lipase	Amylase	Chitinase	Cellulase	IAA
Asp-01	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+
Asp-02	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+
Asp-03	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+
Asp-04	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+
Asp-05	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+
Asp-06	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+
Asp-07	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
Asp-08	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-
Asp-09	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-
Asp-10	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+
Asp-11	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-
Asp-12	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	-
Asp-13	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+
Asp-14	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+
Total (%)	6 (42.85)	5 (35.71)	8 (57.14)	12 (85.71)	1 (7.14)	100%	12 (85.71)	5 (35.71)	5 (35.71)	10 (71.42)

ISSN: 1869-2044