(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).