Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Response of newly collected Acetobacter isolates in sweet corn (Zea mays L. Saccharata) in sand culture
Author(s): Anup Kumar Singh, RN Singh, Hari Narayan, SB Gupta and Ravindra Soni
Abstract: Present experiment was conducted to study the effect of Acetobacter isolates on performance of sweet corn and response of nitrogen fixing ability of newly collected endophytic bacteria Acetobacter spp. in sweet corn. This experiment in order to select effective local isolate(s) of Acetobacter. In Sand culture experiment especially to observe N-fixing behavior of local Acetobacter isolates at premature stage of sweet corn crop. Out of 63 samples 45 local isolates collected from Raipur, Kawardha, and Rajnadgaon districts of Chhattisgarh. Top Ten isolates were selected (on the basis of growth performance) for future screening study under controlled conditions. Plant biomass data from N-free sand culture experiment revealed that the highest shoot dry weight was associated with isolate No.18 (1.45 g/plant) followed by isolate No.40 (1.34 g/plant). The highest N content (1.78%) was associated with Acetobacter isolates No. 16 followed by isolate No.18 (1.68%) as compared to control control (0.37%). In sand culture grown sweet corn resulted that, performance of Acetobacter isolate No.18 was found superior followed by Acetobacter isolate No.16 with most important BNF parameters related to N uptake and biomass accumulation.
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Anup Kumar Singh, RN Singh, Hari Narayan, SB Gupta, Ravindra Soni. Response of newly collected Acetobacter isolates in sweet corn (Zea mays L. Saccharata) in sand culture. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):1648-1650.
