Phosphate solubilization potential of native rhizospheric microflora and their impact on growth of Madhuca latifolia (Mahua): An oil yielding medicinal plant of India
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16 February 2018
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27 March 2018
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10 May 2018
Studies in Fungi
3(1): 59−72(2018) |
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Abstract
Madhuca latifolia is an economically important medicinal and oil yielding plant of India having slow growth rate. As microbial application to the rhizosphere of host plant are beneficial for growth and development of plants, a comprehensive experimental study by using native microflora of Madhuca latifolia had been carried out in the nursery conditions. Isolation and identification of native rhizospheric soil revealed the occurrence of 17 different types of bacteria (gram negative and positive) and 30 numbers of fungi belonging to myceloid type, Aspergillus, Alternaria, Colletotrichum, Fusarium and Penicillium. Present study was confined to phosphate solubilizing microbes for which solubilization potential (solubilization index and solubilization efficiency) was evaluated. Inoculation experiments in pot culture with red laterite soil were set in two experimental categories (1) non-transplanted and (2) transplanted. Plants grown under both the conditions with and without microbial application were maintained up to 120 days and final data recorded for morphological, physiological growth and as soil parameters. The mineral solubilizing potential of native microbial strains has been expressed. Fungal inoculants were more effective than the bacterial inoculants as far as the growth and development of plants concerned. Among all, bacteria MLB-1, MLB-6, Aspergillus terreus and non-sporulating dematiaceous form of fungi were prominent in improving plant growth. This has also been confirmed the useful and beneficial impact of indigenous organism. The records made during the study is useful for development of bioinoculants for forest trees, nursery of quality planting material which will also helps in establishment at plantation site.
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S Mishra, S Pany, N Gupta. 2018. Phosphate solubilization potential of native rhizospheric microflora and their impact on growth of Madhuca latifolia (Mahua): An oil yielding medicinal plant of India. Studies in Fungi 3(1):59−72 doi: 10.5943/sif/3/1/8
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S Mishra, S Pany, N Gupta. 2018. Phosphate solubilization potential of native rhizospheric microflora and their impact on growth of Madhuca latifolia (Mahua): An oil yielding medicinal plant of India. Studies in Fungi 3(1):59−72 doi: 10.5943/sif/3/1/8
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