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Table 4 Enzyme activity of bacteria isolated from cow dung of different breeds

From: Plant growth-promoting bacteria from dung of indigenous and exotic cow breeds and their effect on the growth of pea plant in sustainable agriculture

Bacterial isolates

Urease

Amylase (zone size in cm)a

Protease (zone size in cm)a

Cellulase (zone size in cm)a

PL1

-

-

-

-

PL2

-

-

 + (0.6)

-

PL3

-

-

-

 + (0.23)

PL4

-

 + + + (3.13)

 + + + (2.3)

-

PD1

-

-

-

-

PD2

-

 + + (1.2)

-

-

PD3

-

-

 + + + (2.7)

 + + + (2.18)

PD4

-

-

-

-

PD5

-

-

-

-

SL1

-

-

-

 + + (1.36)

SL2

 + 

 + + + (3.0)

-

 + + (1.3)

SL3

-

-

-

-

SL4

-

-

-

-

SL5

-

-

-

-

SD1

-

-

-

-

SD2

-

-

-

 + (0.2)

SD3

-

 + (0.8)

-

-

SD4

-

 + (0.6)

-

-

SD5

-

-

-

-

SD6

-

-

-

-

JL1

-

 + + + (2.47)

 + + (1.43)

 + + + (2.13)

JL2

-

 + + + (2.3)

-

 + + (1.5)

JL3

-

-

-

-

JL4

-

 + + + (3.1)

 + + + (2.06)

 + + (1.53)

JD1

-

 + + + (3.4)

-

 + + + (2.52)

JD2

-

 + + (1.6)

-

 + + (1.63)

JD3

-

-

-

-

JD4

-

-

-

 + + (1.1)

PB1

-

-

-

-

PB2

-

-

-

-

PB3

 + 

-

 + (0.5)

-

PB4

-

-

-

-

  1. a + : 0–1 cm
  2.  + + : 1–2 cm
  3.  + + + : > 2 cm
  4. PL Himachali Pahari lactating, PD Himachali Pahari non-lactating, SL Sahiwal lactating, SD Sahiwal non-lactating, JL Jersey lactating, JD Jersey non-lactating, PB Pahari bull