Natural compounds enhancing growth and survival of rhizobial inoculants in vermicompost-based formulations
2010
Kalra, Alok | Chandra, Mahesh | Awasthi, Ashutosh | Singh, Anil K | Khanuja, Suman Preet S
The present study demonstrates the usefulness of natural microbial growth-promoting compounds for improving the stability and life of vermicompost-based (both granular and its aqueous extract) bioformulations. Granular vermicompost maintained the number of cells of Rhizobium meliloti Rmd 201 up to 5.9 × 10⁸ after 180 days at 28°C compared with 2.1 × 10⁸ in charcoal (powdered), while aqueous extract of the vermicompost supported the 5.6 × 10⁷ rhizobia numbers even after 270 days. The addition of 25 μL/mL cow urine and 0.01 mM calliterpinone, a natural plant growth promoter, increased the rhizobia number significantly in granular vermicompost and its aqueous extract, respectively.
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