Isolate Increase in root length Increase in shoot length Increase in dry mass  Isolate Increase in root length Increase in shoot length Increase in dry mass *P1 44 100 134 P39 38 29 29 *P2 39 86 127 P40 30 29 25 P3 26 10 50 P41 -13 -01 -05 *P4 24 76 62 P42 26 22 02 *P5 82 31 100 P43 13 25 34 P6 06 10 14 P44 31 32 17 P7 07 29 45 P45 35 45 19 P8 77 13 35 P46 45 18 05 P9 46 39 50 P47 37 32 18 P10 -25 -01 -04 P48 13 27 12 P11 -28 -02 -14 P49 14 37 07 P12 05 24 10 P50 32 37 16 *P13 27 76 65 P51 23 47 24 *P14 30 78 69 P52 36 63 17 P15 12 34 34 P53 52 57 06 P16 07 38 21 P54 32 57 22 *P17 44 53 96 P55 29 56 12 P18 05 11 03 P56 -12 -03 -01 P19 12 39 34 P57 29 46 14 *P20 77 28 95 P58 40 50 47 *P21 72 25 75 P59 23 35 14 *P22 70 23 70 P60 19 32 20 *P23 98 37 105 P61 10 13 10 P24 14 38 48 P62 17 36 06 P25 15 39 45 P63 33 46 21 P26 11 51 27 P64 21 41 27 P27 10 43 31 P65 16 34 17 *P28 22 68 59 P66 28 41 20 *P29 32 78 76 P67 16 47 08 P30 12 43 41 P68 32 39 28 P31 28 35 14 P69 40 38 07 P32 15 32 17 P70 21 28 28 P33 21 35 28 P71 17 36 14 P34 -04 19 39 P72 40 28 13 *P35 43 24 63 P73 40 25 14 P36 24 36 16 P74 31 32 14 P37 -16 -04 -03 P75 17 16 01 P38 20 29 07         *isolates that were further selected for evaluation by pot culture studies

Table 4: Control P17 Figure 3: Plant growth promotion of sorghum by Pseudomonas sp. P17 in pots (30 days after sowing). Relative percentage increase in root, shoot length and dry mass of sorghum seedlings on seed bacterization with Pseudomonas spp. (15 DAS).