The liquid inoculum of B. sonorensis was mass produced (12 L) in
LB broth and the liquid inoculum containing cfu 7
×
108 was mixed
with F. mosseae mycorrhizal inoculum (12 kg) with MPN value of
2.8
×
103/g. Ten grams of microbial consortia was applied to each
planting hole of T2. Chilly seedlings were raised in seedling trays
and thirty days old uniform size seedlings were transplanted to the
main field with spacing of 75 cm between rows and 45 cm between
plants. Plants were irrigated whenever necessary.