Effect of Glomus fasciculatum and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Growth and Yield of Ocimum basilicum
Hemavathi ., Vattal Navi, B.S. Shivakumar, C.K. Suresh, N. Earanna
Abstract
A pot culture experiment was carried out to study the effects of inoculation with Glomus fascicuJatum and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (pGPR) namely Bacillus megaterium and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth and biomass of Ocimum basilicum under glass house conditions. Single and dual inoculations increased the growth and biomass, compared to uninoculated plants. The consortium of all the three organisms was found superior in enhancing plant height, number of branches, herbage yield, and phosphorus content Mycorrhizal colonization and spore numbers in the root zone soil were significantly increased in G. fasciculotum inoculated treatment and its combination with PGPR.
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