The soil was collected from sub-surface (0-20 cm) of rhizospheric soil from Botanical Garden, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and kept in sterilized polythene bags at 10˚C for further processing. The basic soil properties are: fine-loamy (64.2%), sand (21.81%), silt (3.90%), clay (0.43%), organic carbon (0.017%), available P (9.5 Kg/ha), pH (8.08), electrical conductivity (EC) of 1.0 dSm-1.