“…Various species of bacteria like Pseudomonas, Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Enterobacter, Alcaligenes, Arthrobacter, Burkholderia, Bacillus, Methylobacterium and Serratia have been reported to enhance the plant growth (Joseph et al, 2007;Kloepper et al, 1989;Poonguzhali et al, 2008) by either direct or indirect mechanisms. Some of the mechanisms had close attention because of their importance in plant growth which includes 1. mineral nutrient solubilization Zahran, 1999) 2. antagonistic activity (Kumar et al, 2012) 3. alleviation of plant stress tolerance to salinity, drought, and metal toxicity (Siddikee et al, 2011;Sandhya et al, 2010) 4. phytohormones production (Merzaeva and Shirokikh, 2010). Ethylene is a plant hormone and it is required for seed germination by many plant species.…”