Present study deals with the isolation and characterization of desiccation tolerant bacteria Micrococcus luteus-chp37 from rhizosphere of plant growing in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan. To check the desiccation tolerance, strain was incubated at various levels of relative humidity (5, 27 and 100%) for a period of 6, 12 and 18 days. The surviving fractions of M. luteus-chp37 after 18 days of ...

Behaviour of dry bean cultivars to bacterial wilt The objective of this research was to evaluate the reaction of 40 dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars inoculated with two isolates of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flacummfaciens, and the shoot dry weight of resistant and susceptible dry bean cultivars inoculated or not with this bacteria. The cultivars IAC Carioca Aruã, IAC Carioca Akyt...

Greenhouse experiments were carried out for phytoremediation of the Pb/Zn abandoned tailings (pH 3.2 and high metal content) of Rampura-Agucha Mines, Rajasthan. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (cowpea) was chosen as a test crop. On unamended tailings, the seeds of the test plant showed no germination. The tailing was amended with lime (3% on weight basis), 3% lime + NPK (diammonium phosphate at 60...

Nitrogen is a crucial nutrient affecting plant growth and development and its addition to the soil (as chemical or organic form) influences plant growth characteristics. One experiment was conducted as a factorial based on RCBD with two Chrysanthemum cultivars (‘Fred’ and ‘Angel’( and two N-fertilizer sources [Urea (750 and 1500 g/ha and Nitroxin 7.5 and 15 L/ha] used as fertigation method besi...

In tropical regions, soil acidity and low soil fertility are the most important yield-limiting factors for sustainable crop production. Using legume cover crops as mulch is an important strategy not only to protect the soil loss from erosion but also to ameliorate soil fertility. Information is limited regarding tolerances of tropical legume cover crops to acid soils. A greenhouse experiment wa...

Background & aim: In sustainable agriculture, organic fertilizers are considered as important alternatives for chemical ones and are of great importance in organic producing of medicinal plants. This study was conducted to study the effects of organic fertilizers on Cassia angustifolia Vahl in dry and subtropical climate.  Experimental: This study was carried out in Jiroft region, Ker...

Background & aim: In sustainable agriculture, organic fertilizers are considered as important alternatives for chemical ones and are of great importance in organic producing of medicinal plants. This study was conducted to study the effects of organic fertilizers on Cassia angustifolia Vahl in dry and subtropical climate.  Experimental: This study was carried out in Jiroft region, Ker...