(Figure. 2 and 3).
A significant increase in soil essential enzymes were observed in all
three treatment both in pot and field experiment. We observed that
highest DHA, urease, alkaline phosphatase, and β-glucosidase enzymes
activity was observed in consortia (71%, 64%, 37% and 72%) followed
by E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (61%, 51%, 31%, and 62%) andE. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15 (50%, 24%, 28%, and 52%) than
control treatments in pot trial. Similar types of results were observed
in field soil during field soil enzymes activity study, all four soil
enzyme activity increased in consortia (64%, 82%, 29%,
78%)> E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (36%, 34%, 23%,
39%)> E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15 (29%, 55%, 22%,
54%) than the untreated control plot. Conclusively, our field and pot
study revealed the impact of seed endophytic bacterial culture to the
adaptive agro-practices on several soil biochemical characteristics and
puts forward the relative valuable and relationships between microbial
consortia with the soil parameters that responded significantly to
increase soil fertility and soil health (Fig. 4, 5).
From this study, maximum plant length after one month of germination was
recorded as Consortia> E. cloacaeBHUJPCS-21> E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15>
control, and the data showed that length increased was maximum both in
pot and field experiment in consortia (35% and 28%) followed byE. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (19% and 8%) and E. hormaecheiBHUJPCS-15 (17% and 25%) in compare with the control plant. Where the
average plant dry weight was increase in consortia (36% and 66%)
followed by E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (14% and 62%) and E.
hormaechei BHUJPCS-15 (10% and 45%). The plant dry weight per plot
was increased in same manner both in the pot and field i.e.
consortia> E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21>E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15> control. Maximum increase
in yield was recorded and found that average seed weight/ plant was in
consortia (52% and 54%) followed by E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15
(35% and 38%), E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (30% and 28%), and the
seed weight/ plot was significantly increased in consortia (45% and
73%) > E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15 (27% and
57%)> E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21 (24% and 42%) than
control plant respectively both in pot and field. Pigment of plant such
as chlorophyll a, b and total chlorophyll was also increased in
consortia> E. cloacae BHUJPCS-21>E. hormaechei BHUJPCS-15> control both in pot and
field (Fig. 6 to 9).