From: Microbial formulation and growth of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and vegetable crops
Microbial category | Isolates | Association | Plant growth promotion | Ref. |
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Bacteria | Rhizobium sp., Bradyrhizobium sp. | Symbiosis (legume-rhizobium) | 1. N2-fixation | |
Bacteria | Azospirillum sp., Azotobacter sp. | Asymbiotic (non-legume) | 1. N2-fixation | |
Bacteria | Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus sp. (Bacillus subtilis) | Rhizospheric soil | 1. Biocontrol agent | |
Fungi | Trichoderma viride | |||
Bacteria | Bacillus sp.(B. subtilis, B. megaterium, B. mucilaginosus) Pseudomonas sp., P. fluorescens | Rhizospheric soil | 1. Phosphate solubilisation 2. N2-fixation | |
Fungi | Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp. | |||
Yeast | Candida tropicalis | Â | 1. Phosphate solubilisation | [77] |
Fungi | Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) | Symbiotic | 1. Provided tolerance to host plants against various stressful situations (heat, salinity, drought, metals and extreme temperatures) | [78] |
Actinomycetes | Streptomyces sp. | Rhizospheric soil | 1. Production of antibiotics, siderophores, antimicrobial enzymes, plant growth promoting substances 2. Phosphate solubilisation |