Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Shruti Yadu, Anurag Kerketta, RS Netam, Kusum Thakur, Aayush Singh, Dainish Kumar Pujari and Nidhee Yadav

Abstract:
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria contribute in overall growth of the plant and their use in agriculture is a sustainable and eco-friendly form of reducing harmful chemicals from the environment and decrease their irrational use in agriculture. Thus, the aim of the present investigation was to study the indigenous rhizobacteria of Bastar Plateau. Total of 41 rhizobacteria were isolated from the soil samples collected from five blocks i.e. Tokapal, Laundiguda, Bastar, Bakawand and Jagdalpur of Bastar district. From the observation recorded regarding 41 different isolated rhizobacteria it was found that highest number of rhizobacteria was isolated from sample CH2 [isolate named as CH2(A), CH2(B), CH2(C) and TM4 [isolate named as TM4(A), TM4(B), TM4(C)] consisting of 3 isolates respectively. Through overall observation of all the morphological features of different rhizobacterial isolates it was found that most of the rhizobacterial isolates were circular (27 isolates), had entire margin (33), white color (23), raised elevation (16), smooth texture (35), butyrous consistency (26) and opaque (34) in their colony morphology.