Multi-potent rhizobacteria enhance banana growth and reduce chemical fertilizer input.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present investigation isolated efficient potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) from the banana rhizosphere and, along with nitrogen- and phosphorus-transforming strains from TNAU, evaluated their impact on banana growth, yield, and fertilizer reduction.

Methods

Solid and liquid-based formulations using the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 (A. b Sp7), phosphorus-solubilizing bacterium Bacillus megaterium Pb1 (B. m Pb1), and the newly isolated potassium-solubilizing bacteria Agrobacterium pusense (A. p. KRBKKM1) and Bacillus paralicheniformis (B. p KRBKKM2) were prepared and used for inoculation in the field experiment. HPLC profiling of KSBs showed that A. p. KRBKKM1 produced

SUBMITTER: Bright JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12488684 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature