promotionEach isolate was grown in individual 15 ml flasks contain-ing 10 ml Luria–Bertani (LB) (Sigma Aldrich, L3022) medium at30◦C and 80 rpm shaking, until OD600∼l—exponential growthphase. Analyses were performed for phosphorus solubilization,siderophore production, nitrogen fixation, phytohormone iden-tification, ACC deaminase activity and biocontrol characteristic(antifungal and proteolitic activity).