“…The samples were pretreated in hot air oven at 70°C for 15 min. After which, 1 g of soil is serially diluted up to 10 −4 dilution and was plated on to the following isolation agar using spread plate technique: [11,12] Starch Casein Agar (SCA) -HiMedia, actinomycetes isolation agar -HiMedia, SCA -composed media (g/L: Starch: 10 g, casein: 0.3 g, KNO3: 2 g, NaCl: 2 g, K2HPO4: 2 g, MgSO4.7H2O: 0.05 g, CaCO3: 0.02 g, FeSO4.7H2O: 0.01 g, and agar: 18 g). [13] Humic acid vitamin agar -Composed media (Humic acid: 1 g, KCl: 1.7 g, Na2HPO4: 0.5 g, MgSO4: 0.5 g, CaCO3: 0.02 g, FeSO4: 0.01 g, VB stock solution: 1 ml, agar: 10 g, distilled water: 1000 mL, pH: 7.2 [VB stock solution: 50 mg VB1, VB2, niacin, VB6, D-calcium pantothenate, inositol, and PABA (para amino acid), 25 mg biotin, and 100 ml distilled water]) [14] and soil extracts agar -Composed media (peptone: 5 g, beef extract: 3 g, soil extracts: 1000 mL, agar: 10 g, and pH: 7.2).…”