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Improved tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and reduction of fungal pathogens utilising the plant growth-promoting and antifungal Bacillus albus NJ01 as a bioinoculant

Title
Improved tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and reduction of fungal pathogens utilising the plant growth-promoting and antifungal Bacillus albus NJ01 as a bioinoculant
Creator
James, Nilina; Umesh, Mridul
Description
Rhizobacteria that promote plant growth are crucial for improving the health, growth, and yield of plants. In this study, 14 isolates were obtained and the significance of Bacillus albus NJ01 as PGPR for the improvement of growth in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) was assessed, as it showed plant growth-promoting traits like IAA, siderophores and ammonia production, phosphate and zinc solubilization, etc. Its role in increasing crop root and shoot length while avoiding the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers was also studied. The root length of tomato control plants and plants treated with bioinoculant was found to be 5.58 0.15 and 7.98 0.24 cm, respectively. The shoot length of control plants and plants treated with bioinoculant was found to be 8.25 0.82 and 10.24 0.11 cm, respectively, therefore confirming the potentiality of Bacillus albus NJ01 bioinoculant as an able PGPR for improving the growth of tomato. 2025, Society for Advancement of Horticulture. All rights reserved.
Source
Journal of Applied Horticulture;Volume;27;Issue;2;pp.215-220
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Society for Advancement of Horticulture
Subject
16s rRNA sequencing; Antifungal; Bacillus albus NJ01; bioinoculant; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Solanum lycopersicum
Coverage
James N., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISSN: 9721045;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

James, Nilina; Umesh, Mridul, “Improved tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and reduction of fungal pathogens utilising the plant growth-promoting and antifungal Bacillus albus NJ01 as a bioinoculant,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 17, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23569.

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