Volume No. 6 Issue No.: 3A Page No.: 734-737 Jan-Mar 12
ISOLATION OF OXALOTROPHIC PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZING RHIZOBACTERIA AND THEIR SCREENING FOR PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING TRAITS
Ganesh R.Bartakke*, Mangesh V. Suryavanshi and C.S. Kulkarni
MITCON, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical centre, Agriculture College campus, Shivajinagar, Pune (INDIA)
Received on : December 25, 2011
ABSTRACT
Rhizospheric bacteria are known to be effective for plant growth by direct and indirect mechanisms. Oxalate metabolizing bacteria have the great interest for the phytopathogenic fungal inhibition and kidney stone management purposes. A total of 27 oxalotrophic phosphate solubilizing bacteria were isolated from rhizosphere soil of oxalogenic plant. These isolates were studied for their plant growth promoting factors like indole acetic acid production , cell wall degrading enzyme activities, cellulase, chitinase and proteolytic enzyme. The results showed that rhizospheric oxalate utilizing bacteria could be a promising source for plant growth promoting agent in agriculture.
Keywords : Oxalotrophic bacteria, Rhizobacteria, Plant growth promotion, Isolation, Enzyme