Seven endophytic bacterial isolates were finally
recovered from native sugarcane varieties at hilly areas
namely Berinag, Champawat and Didihat of Uttarakhand
state in northern Himalayan region. New isolates and
two standard cultures—Azospirillum brasilense and Gluconacetobacter
diazotrophicus, were evaluated for their
morphological, biochemical and molecular characteristics.
Morphologically all were rod shaped, Gram-negative bacteria.
Their plant growth promotory properties were also
assessed which proved isolates RtBn and StBn as IAA
producing.