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This study evaluated previously characterized bacterial endophytes belonging to\n                    <jats:italic>Bacillus subtilis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (BS-114, BS-120) and\n                    <jats:italic>Pseudomonas wadenswilerensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (PPW-26) as plant growth-promoting agents in yellow bean under\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    , greenhouse, and field conditions. Bacterial treatments enhanced early developmental responses relative to the non-inoculated control (NC), with BS-114 increasing germination (+19.1%) and seedling total root length (+71.3%), while PPW-26 increased root biomass (+61.7%). Under greenhouse conditions, BS-114 improved reproductive development, increasing bud count (+47.4%), immature pod count (+60.2%), and pod fresh mass (+42.1%). Cell-free extracts reproduced several of these beneficial effects, with the BS-114 cell-free extract (BS-114E) producing the highest cumulative pod fresh mass (+94.2%), suggesting the contribution of extracellular components to reproductive performance. Physiological and gene-expression analyses further indicated that treatment responses were not attributable to a single pathway. Among the measured gas-exchange parameters, photosynthetic rate increased (+175.8%) and stomatal conductance increased (+306.9%). Gene expression analyses showed treatment-specific upregulation of selected genes, with N-fixation-related expression (\n                    <jats:italic>nifH<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) reaching +5.62 log\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    FC (49.31\u00d7) with the BS-114 live-cell treatment (BS-114L), while hormone-related responses were characterized by coordinated upregulation of auxin signaling-related expression +5.24 log\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    FC (37.89\u00d7) and cytokinin-related expression patterns consistent with increased biosynthesis and reduced degradation. Field validation showed that all treatments increased yield relative to NC, with the BS-114+BS-120 consortium achieving a +32.65% increase, which was comparable to NPK (+37.76%), despite limited shifts in soil microbial diversity and moderate variation in soil nutrients. 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