Background: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) an important and commonly grown kharif pulse crop in India for vegetable, grain, forage green manuring. Considering the adverse effects of chemical fertilizers, bio-inoculants should be encouraged as natural nutrient source. Methods: Three indigenous viz., Rhizobium sp., Bacillus megaterium Glomus mosseae were evaluated a field experiment which was cond...

This review paper aims to summarize aspects related the biotechnological potential of halophile and halotolerant microbes in sustainable management agricultural practices. During past few years, different microorganisms have been isolated from saline environments (including Romania) characterized for discovery new species their use industrial applications. presents a brief literature review, co...

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are excellent biocontrol agents and stimulators of plant growth, nutrition, production. Therefore, these plant-associated considered an alternative to reduce or eliminate the use toxic agrochemicals. In this work, we review current state beneficial mechanisms (direct indirect), including production antibiotic compounds enzymes, facilitation resource acquis...

Nutripellet pack is a tubular assembly composed of fertilizer pellet, manure pellet and bioinoculants. A laboratory electrolyte release study was conducted to assess the extent nutrient enrichment by from encapsulated pellet. placed in soil, within closed container. Periodically entire soil removed for estimation reaction (pH), electrical conductivity (EC) available forms N, P K up 11 weeks aft...

In a combined approach of phenotypic and genotypic characterization, 28 indigenous rhizobial isolates obtained from different chickpea growing regions in peninsular and northern India were analyzed for diversity. The field isolates were compared to two reference strains TAL620 and UPM-Ca142 representing M. ciceri and M. mediterraneum respectively. Phenotypic markers such as resistance to antibi...

The application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to agro-ecosystems is considered to have the potential for improving plant growth in extreme environments featured by water shortage. Herein, we isolated bacterial strains from foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.), a drought-tolerant crop cultivated in semiarid regions in the northeast of China. Four isolates were initially selected ...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the most widely consumed staple crop for approximately half of world’s population. Many interactions take place in paddy soil, particularly rice mycorrhizosphere region. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and soil microbe are among important influential processes that occur, as they significantly influence plant growth structure properties. Their may be crucial importa...