Table 3: PGPR properties of Rhizobium isolates.

Isolates code Hydrolytic enzymes HCN IAA Growth promoting traits
Phosphate solubilisation
Chitinase Protease Lipase
(halo zone diameter in cm) SI
JU-D(1) + + - - + 0.1 1.08h
Ho-1 WG + + - - + 1.3 1.90a
JU-Y(1) - + + - - 0.2 1.12fhg
JU47(2) + + - - + 0.2 1.11hg
JU8(3) - + - - + - -
JU1(2) - + - - + 0.3 1.08h
JU-E(1) - - - - - - -
JU-S(1) + - - - + - -
Ho-2-1WG - - - - + 0.5 1.37c
JU11(1) - - + - + 0.3 1.18feg
JU4-1SG - - - + + - -
JU-G(2) - + - - + 0.2 1.20fe
JU1(3) - - - + + - -
JU3(2) + + - - + - -
JU3(1) - - - - + 0.4 1.67b
Ho-3-1SG - - - + + 0.2 1.09h
JU21(4) - + - - - 0.7 1.23de
Ho-3WG - - + - + - -
JU5(2) - - - + + - -
JU26(1) + + - - + 0.3 1.32dc
JU1(4) - - - + + - -
JU2(3) - - - + + 0.5 1.38c
JU8(1) - + - - + 0.7 1.88a
Ho-1EG - - - + + - -
JU2(4) - - + - + - -
JU15(2) + + - - + 0.2 1.17fheg
Ho-1018 - - - + + - -
Control - - - - - 0.0 0.00i

*Mean from two replications and values followed by the same letter(s) indicate no significant difference (p>0.05) at 95% confidence interval. Rhizobial isolates were recovered from different pulse crops rhizospheres. SI = solubilization index