Impact of Culturable Endophytic Bacteria on Soil Aggregate Formation and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Growth and Yield Under Drought Conditions.

The profile of endophytic bacteria in groundnut and their potential contribution to the reduction of drought stress are incompletely understood. Therefore, the current study is concentrated on examining the groundnut-culturable endophytic bacterial diversity, which has practical implications for reducing drought stress. Polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000) was used to identify the osmotic stress-tolerant bacterial isolates, and 51 strains were selected based on their tolerance.

Microbial and genetic ecology of tropical Vertisols under intensive chemical farming.

There are continued concerns on unscientific usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, particularly in many developing countries leading to adverse consequences for soil biological quality and agricultural sustainability. In farmers' fields in tropical Vertisols of peninsular India, "high" fertilizer and pesticide usage at about 2.3 times the recommended rates in black gram (Vigna mungo) did not have a deleterious effect on the abundance of culturable microorganisms, associative nitrogen fixers, nitrifiers, and 16S rRNA gene diversity compared to normal rates.