“…PGPR are also reported to produce indole acetic acid [ 10 , 11 ], siderophore [ 12 ], and other phytohormones that promote plant growth [ 13 , 14 ]. They combat the limited availability of nutrients and biotic and abiotic stress through increasing root growth and various other processes such as biological nitrogen fixation [ 15 ], phosphate solubilization [ 16 ], indole acetic acid (IAA) production [ 17 ], ACC deaminase activity [ 18 ], antipathogenic activity [ 19 ], hydrogen cyanide (HCN) production, metal tolerance, and induction of systemic resistance [ 20 , 21 ]. Some bacteria can increase plant antioxidant enzyme content and activity [ [22] , [23] , [24] ].…”