Isolates Mycelial growth (mm) Per cent reduction over control Inhibition zone
EBL1 38.0 f* 57.0 5.0 d*
EBL2 26.6 b 70.0 12.3 a
EBL3 40.6 g 54.0 2.3 f
EBL4 31.3 d 65.0 10.3 b
EBL5 25.0 a 71.7 13.6 a
EBL6 29.0 c 67.2 11.0 a
EBL7 34.6 e 60.1 7.6 c
EBL8 27.6 b 68.4 11.3 a
EBL9 42.0 g 52.4 2.0 e
EBL10 40.6 g 54.0 1.9 e
Control 88.3 h - -
*Means of four replications. Values in each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to the DMRT method (P<0.05)
Table 3: Screening of endophytic bacterial isolates against Alternaria alternata.