Prospecting Endophytic Bacteria Endowed With Plant Growth Promoting Potential Isolated From Camellia sinensis.

ABSTRACT: Endophytes are well-acknowledged inoculants to promote plant growth, and extensive research has been done in different plants. However, there is a lacuna about the endophytes associated with tea clones and their benefit to promote plant growth. The present study focuses on isolating and characterizing the beneficial endophytic bacteria (EnB) prevalent in commercially important tea clones cultivated in North Eastern India as plant growth promoters. Diversity of culturable EnB microbiome, in vitro traits for plant growth promotion (PGP), and applicability of potent isolates as bioinoculant for in vivo PGP abilities have been assessed in the present study. A total of 106 EnB identified as members of phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria were related to 22 differen

SUBMITTER: Hazarika SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515050 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature