“…On the basis of their plant growth promoting biochemical properties (IAA production, phosphate solubilization, potassium solubilization, ammonium production, siderophore production, Silicate solubilization, Zinc solubilization) only 4 endophytes were selected for the study of their volatiles on plant growth promotion and defense activation. Another 2 microorganisms were taken from lab that were previously characterized in Chouhan et al (2023) [ 35 ] namely BHUJPVWRO5 ( Pseudomonas sp. ), and BHUJPVWLE7 ( Staphylococcus sp.).…”