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In this study, a total of 80 rhizobacteria was isolated from coastal agricultural ecosystem of cultivated vegetable rhizosphere soils. The isolates were screened for antagonistic activity against Sclerotium rolfsii and Colletotrichum capsici and plant growth promoting traits. The results revealed that 15.0 and 43.7% isolates showed statistically significant inhibition of mycelial growth of S. rolfsii and C. capsici respectively, while 48.7% isolates produced siderophore, 57.5% isolates solubilized phosphate and 21.1% isolates produced indole-3-acetic acid more than 20 μg/mL. However, only three isolates PfS1, PfR2 and BL5 were found positive to all properties tested. The identification of potential bacterial isolates through Microbial Identification System (BIOLOG) and 16S rDNA sequencing of the isolates revealed Bacillus species were dominant in the cultivated vegetable rhizosphere soil of Neil and Havelock Islands, India.
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This research was supported by grants from the project “Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors” of the NBAIM-ICAR, UP, Mau, India.
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Kumar, K., Amaresan, N., Bhagat, S. et al. Isolation and characterization of rhizobacteria associated with coastal agricultural ecosystem of rhizosphere soils of cultivated vegetable crops. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 27, 1625–1632 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-010-0616-z
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