Table 2 Average CFU g^-1 Log₁₀ for total CFUs obtained from each plant sphere and soil type

1 M

Bulk soil

5.36^a

5.70^a

5.51^a

5.89^a*

5.22^b

5.00^b

5.61^a*

4.74^b

5.10^b

Rhizosphere

7.09 ± 0.18^a

5.92 ± 0.28^b*

6.34 ±0.56^b*

6.27±0.1^a

5.59 ± 0.36^b

6.09±0.33^ab

6.59±0.11^a*

5.52±0.4^b*

5.88±0.2^b*

Endorhiza

3.5± 0^a

5.72 ± 2.15^b

7.06± 0 ^c*

3.5±0^a

3.66±0.03^a*

0±0^b

0±0^a

0±0^a

0 ± 0^a

Phyllosphere

7.64 ± 0.11^a*

7.67 ± 0.61^a*

7.67 ± 0.57^a*

6.69±0.43^b*

7.02±0.34^ab*

7.38±0.99^a*

0±0^b

0±0^b

5.43±0^a

2 M

Bulk soil

6.36 ^b*

7.16^a*

7.55^a*

4.36^b

5.24^a

5.38^a

3.43^b

4.60^a

4.93^a

Rhizosphere

8.46 ± 0.2^a*

5.3 ± 0.02^b

5.2 ± 0.35^b

6.08±1.51^a

5.74±0.31^a

5.6±1.35^a

4.75±0.58^a

3.06±0^b

4.23±0^c

Endorhiza

4.11 ± 0.06^b*

6.15 ± 0.39^a

5.28 ± 1.82^c

4±0.51^a

2.74±0^c

3.35±0.17^b*

0±0^a

3.06±0^a

0±0^a

Phyllosphere

5.97 ± 0.43^b

5.72 ± 0.5^b

7.1 ± 0.03^a

5.18±0.72^b

5.13±0.29^b

5.8±0.18^a

5.19±1.34^b*

4.35±0.54^c*

5.76±1.16^a

Endoshoot

6.32 ± 0.92^a

4.94 ± 0.61^b

6.35 ± 0.59^a

3.75±0^b

4.67±1.01^a

4.99±0.19^a

0±0^c

2.81±0^b

4.89±0.17^a