Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India

Potassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise complex potassium and make it available to plant. KMB with plant...

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Main Authors: Aiswarya PANDA, Ankita DASH, Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2021-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13032
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author Aiswarya PANDA
Ankita DASH
Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA
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description Potassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise complex potassium and make it available to plant. KMB with plant growth promoting (PGP) traits could enhance growth and crop productivity. Here we attempt to screen KMBs with PGP traits from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha and study dynamics of potassium in soil. Isolation of KMB and determination of PGP traits was performed with standard protocols. Pot culture experiment was aimed to study their effect on sunflower crop. Available soil potassium was quantified using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Thirty KMBs were isolated from different agro-climatic zones of Odisha, out of which 6 isolates exhibited maximum PGP traits. Moreover, after adding inoculums the available soil potassium decreased over 0 to 30 days as compared to control, with increase in shoot length. T7 (consortium) reported maximum (144 %) increase in shoot length. Available soil potassium content decreased with increase in time. A maximum decrease was reported in T7 (26.31 %), suggesting potassium accumulation by plant.
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spelling doaj.art-00003d3ded154e7099ab9fbc3ddae7ac2025-03-12T12:17:02ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412021-11-01117311410.14720/aas.2021.117.3.179419424Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, IndiaAiswarya PANDA0Ankita DASH1Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA2Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, OUAT., IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, OUAT., IndiaPotassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise complex potassium and make it available to plant. KMB with plant growth promoting (PGP) traits could enhance growth and crop productivity. Here we attempt to screen KMBs with PGP traits from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha and study dynamics of potassium in soil. Isolation of KMB and determination of PGP traits was performed with standard protocols. Pot culture experiment was aimed to study their effect on sunflower crop. Available soil potassium was quantified using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Thirty KMBs were isolated from different agro-climatic zones of Odisha, out of which 6 isolates exhibited maximum PGP traits. Moreover, after adding inoculums the available soil potassium decreased over 0 to 30 days as compared to control, with increase in shoot length. T7 (consortium) reported maximum (144 %) increase in shoot length. Available soil potassium content decreased with increase in time. A maximum decrease was reported in T7 (26.31 %), suggesting potassium accumulation by plant.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13032soilpotash mobilizing bacteriaplant growth promoting rhizobacteriasoil potassiumpotassium availability
spellingShingle Aiswarya PANDA
Ankita DASH
Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA
Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
soil
potash mobilizing bacteria
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
soil potassium
potassium availability
title Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
title_full Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
title_fullStr Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
title_full_unstemmed Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
title_short Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India
title_sort potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of odisha india
topic soil
potash mobilizing bacteria
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
soil potassium
potassium availability
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13032
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