Relative multi-beneficial effect of MOs on plant health of chickpea ( L. var. PG-186).

The phosphate solubilizing properties of ST-30, N-26, and ST-6 were tested for the chickpea crop of the Tarai region of Uttarakhand. These microbially inoculated plants have shown significant ( > 0.05) improvement in the plant health and crop health parameters, , root length, shoot length, fresh weight, dry weight, nodule number, nodule fresh weight, nodule dry weight, chlorophyll content, and nitrate reductase.

Isolation and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from Western Indian Himalayan soils.

Previous studies confirmed the existence of diversified microbial flora in the rhizosphere of Himalayan Red Kidney Bean (RKB) (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Therefore, fifteen different temperate and subtropical regions of Western Indian Himalaya (WIH) were explored for the isolation of RKB rhizosphere-associated Phosphorus (P) solubilizing bacteria.