As shown in Table 4, P uptake of mung bean plants
showed a trend similar to the growth parameters. An
increase in shoot P uptake, root P uptake, and total P uptake
was observed in plants inoculated with P. agglomerans
or B. anthina or both. Moreover, adding TCP to the
PSB-inoculated seeds significantly (P ≤ 0.05) increased
shoot and root P uptake. Co-inoculation of PSB strains
with TCP further improved P uptake as compared with
single inoculation with any of the PSB strains and TCP
combination. Maximum P uptake (177.46 and 78.65 mg
plant-1 for shoot and root, respectively) was recorded for
co-inoculated plants with TCP. There was no significant
difference (P ≤ 0.05) between uninoculated seeds treated
with and without TCP.