Survival and phosphate solubilizing ability of Bacillus megaterium in liquid inoculants under high temperature and desiccation stress

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 795-802

  Velineni, S ^a,b   Brahmaprakash, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

High temperature and desiccation stress; Mussoorie rock phosphate; Osmoprotectants; Phosphate solubilizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80054711587     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Alagawadi, A. R. and Gaur, A. C. 1992. Inoculation of Azospirillum brasiliense and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria on Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L Moench) in Dryland. Tropic. Agric., 69: 347-350.
2. Bhattacharya, P. and Jain, R. K. 2000. Phosphorus Solubilizing Biofertilizers in the Whirlpool of Rock Phosphate Challenges and Opportunities. Fert. News., 45: 45-49.
3. Black, C. A. 1965. Methods of Soil Analyses. Part-II (Ed.). American Society of Agronomy, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, 1572 PP.
4. Gaind, S. and Gaur, A. C. 1990. Influence of Temperature on the Efficiency of Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms. Indian J. Microbiol., 30(3): 305-310.
5. Gaur, A. C. 1990. Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms as Biofertilizer. Omega Scientific Publishers. New Delhi, PP.1-147.
6. Graham-Weiss, L., Benette, M. L. and Paau, A. S. 1987. Production of Bacterial Inoculants by Direct Fermentation on Nutrient Supplemented Vermiculite. App. Environ. Microbiol., 53: 2138-2141.
7. Gull, M, Hafeez, Y. A., Saleem, M. and Malik, K. A. 2004. Phosphorous Uptake and Growth Promotion of Chickpea by Co-inoculation of Mineral Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria and a Mixed Rhizobial Culture. Aus. J. Exp. Agric., 44: 623-625.
8. Illmer, P. and Schinner, F. 1992. Solubilization of Inorganic Phosphates by Microorganisms Isolated from Forest Soils. Soil. Biol. Biochem., 24: 389-395.
9. Kandaswamy, R. and Prasad, N. M. 1971. Lignite as a Carrier of Rhizobia. Curr. Sci., 40: 496.
10. Khan, M. S., Zaidi, A. and Wani, P. A. 2007. Role of Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture: A Review. Agron. Sustain. Dev., 27: 551-570.
11. Khan, M. S., Zaidi, A., Ahemad, M., Oves, M. and Wani, P. A. 2010. Plant Growth Promotion by Phosphate Solubilizing Fungi: Current Perspective. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 56: 73-98.
12. Khavazi, K. and Rejali, F. 2000. Perlite as a Carrier for Soybean Inoculant. Paper Presented in Xth International Colloquium for the Optimization of Plant Nutrition, 12-14 Feb., 1999, Cairo, Egypt.
13. Kucerova, H., Vachova, L., Stronodova, M., Votruba, J. and Chaloupka, J. 1999. In vivo and in vitro Function of Intracellular Proteolytic Apparatus in Non-growing Bacillus megaterium under Heat Stress. Curr. Microbiol., 38: 86-91.
14. Little, T. M. and Hills, J. F. 1978. Agricultural Experimentation. John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA. PP. 1-350
15. Lorda and Balatti, 1996. Designing Media I and II in Balatti and Freire Legume Inoculants: Selection and Characterization of Strains, Production, Use and Management. Editorial Kingraj, Buenos Aires, PP.148-162.
16. Menaka, V. and Alagwadi, A. R. 2007. Enhanced Survival and Performance of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterium in Maize through Carrier Enrichment. Karntaka J. Agril. Sci., 20 (1): 170-172.
17. Nagaraju, A. P., Shambulingappa, K. G. and Sridhara, S. 1995. Efficiency of Levels and Sources of Fertilizer Phosphorus and Organic Manure on Growth and Yield of Cowpea(Vigna unguiculata L.) Walp. Crop Res., 9: 241-245.
18. Ogbo, F. C. 2010. Conversion of Cassava Wastes for Biofertilizer Production Using Phosphate Solubilizing Fungi. Bioresour. Technol. 101(11): 4120-4124.
19. Poi, S. C. and Ghosh, G. 1985. Carrier Materials for Rhizobium and Azotobacter. Environ. Ecol., 3(4): 642-646.
20. Sharma, V. K. and Kamath, M. B. 1991. Phosphate Utilization by Soybean from Udaipur Rock Phosphate Amended with Microbial Cultures, Pyrite, Biogas Slurry and Single Super Phosphate. Fert. News., 36: 31-37.
21. Somasegaran, P. and Hoben, H. J. 1985. Methods in Legume Rhizobium Technology. NiFTAL Project and Mircen, Department of Agronomy and Soils, University of Hawaii, 451 PP.
22. Sridhar, V., Brahmaprakash, G. P. and Hegde, S. V. 2004. Development of a Liquid Inoculant Using Osmoprotectants for Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterium (Bacillus megaterium). Karntaka J. Agril. Sci., 17(2): 251-257.
23. Viveganandan, G. and Jauhri, K. S. 2000. Growth and Survival of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria in Calcium Alginate. Microbiol. Res., 155: 205-207.
24. Zaidi, A., Khan, M. S. and Amil, M. 2003. Interactive Effect of Rhizotrophic Microorganisms on Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Eur. J. Agron., 19: 15-21.