Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2593-9173
+44 1223 790975
Praveen Kumar G
Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture (ICAR),
Santoshnagar, Hyderabad-500 059
India
Special Issue Article
Plant Growth Promoting Pseudomonas spp. from Diverse Agro-Ecosystems of India for Sorghum bicolor L.
Author(s): Praveen Kumar G, Suseelendra Desai, Leo Daniel Amalraj E, Mir Hassan Ahmed SK and Gopal ReddyPraveen Kumar G, Suseelendra Desai, Leo Daniel Amalraj E, Mir Hassan Ahmed SK and Gopal Reddy
Fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. comprise an important group of rhizosphere bacterial community affecting plant growth. Sorghum is an important fifth largest cereal crop in world. 75 fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. were isolated from diverse agro-ecosystems of India and evaluated for their plant growth promoting ability initially by paper cup method. Fourteen selected isolates were further evaluated under glass house conditions. Plants inoculated with bacteria showed higher growth and nutrient uptake than controls. Seedlings treated with selected isolate P17 showed highest root volume (0.3 cm3 ), shoot length (36.2 cm), dry mass (152 mg), leaf area (31 cm2 ), chlorophyll (23 spad units), carbohydrates (30%), phosphorus (1.3%), nitrogen (2.2%) and other nutrients. Among the evaluated isolates Pseudomonas sp. P17 strain was identified as a potential PGPR for nutrient uptake and plant gro.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6202.S7-001