Antimicrobial activity of Panchagavya and its effect on seed germination
M. SATHIYADEVI, SUCHITRA RAKESH, N. ARUNKUMAR, J. DEEPIKA
Abstract
Panchagavya a mixture of five products of cowi.e.,cow dung, urine,milk, curd and ghee was prepared to check their antimicrobial efficacyand their potential role in plant growth. Antimicrobial assay carriedoutvia Agar-well diffusion confirmed that Panchagavya has maximumability to suppress the growth ofPseudomonas aeruginosaA TCC15442 followed byEnterococcus faecalis A TCC 14506. Seed viabilitytest for paddy , maize, ladies finger, black gram and cotton was carriedout by roll towel test at different concentrations of panchagavya.The panchagavya at 2 per cent showed maximum root and shootlength compared to other different concentrations of panchagavya.Key words: Agar-well diffusion, Antimicrobial assay, Panchagavya
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