Phosphorus (P) deficiency in soil limits crop yields and can be managed by P fertilizers. But mere applying fertilizers alone may not effective justifying its bioavailability. At present global reserves are declining an increasing way which urges us to find out alternatives. Thus, the work was taken prepare phosphocompost using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as feedstock, termite, normal...

Scaphium macropadum is a wild tree species producing important timber and medicinal fruits. As result of overexploitation, this has decreased its population in the although categorized as least concern based on IUCN red list threatened species. Phosphate solubilizing fungi (PSF) are group soil microorganisms that can increase availability uptake phosphorus (P) by plants. This study aims to isol...

Abstract Purpose Rhizospheric soil fungi are critical for plant and health. However, their multiple functional traits impact on growth have not been systematically explored. Methods During this study, biochemical of 73 indigenous fungal isolates 15 unidentified related to promotion production extracellular enzymes were studied. Results Forty four (65.67%) the total produced indole acetic acid (...

Abstract Background Wild potato species harbor a distinctive rhizosphere microbiome relative to their modern counterparts, thus providing competitive advantage for acquiring phosphorus (P) in native habitats. Despite this, the effects of transferring phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB), recruited from wild potatoes rhizosphere, on varieties’ performance has not been investigated. Here, it wa...

In this study, among a collection of Ni-resistant bacterial strains isolated from the rhizosphere of Alyssum serpyllifolium and Phleum phleoides grown on serpentine soil, five plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) were selected based on their ability to utilize 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) as the sole N source and promote seedling growth. All of the strains tested positive for indol...

A genetic construction was carried out using the broad host range vector pKT230 and plasmid pMCG898, which encodes the Erwinia herbicola pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) synthase, a gene involved in mineral phosphate solubilization (mps). The final construction was transformed and expressed in Escherichia coli MC1061, and the recombinant plasmids were transferred to Burkholderia cepacia IS-16 and...

The production of singlet oxygen (O2) by bacteriochlorin a (BCA) was studied in phosphate buffer and in dimyristoyl--α-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) unilamellar liposomes. The comparative method used to measure O2 production was a quantitative analysis of photooxidation reactions leading to the loss of absorbance of the water-soluble specific probe: anthracene-9,10-dipropionic acid. Rose Bengal, ...