ABSTRACT

Nitrogen is critical element for plant growth and development which is supplied by mutual symbiosis of rhizobia in cultivated legume plants. Biological process could help to strengthen agricultural productivity and ensure food security. Rhizobia are documented as a plant growth promoter and nitrogen fixers. Many indigenous rhizobial strains with the plant growth promoting ability have already been identified and characterized from different legume plants. This study could suggest potential application of Rhizobia for development of the sustainable agriculture and a suitable candidate of biofertilizer which help in soil fertilization without applying chemical fertilizers. Rhizobium–legume symbioses are of great ecological and agronomic importance, thanks to their ability to repair large amounts of atmospheric nitrogen. These symbioses end in the formation on legume roots of differentiated organs called nodules, during which the bacteria reduce nitrogen into ammonia employed by the host plant. Rhizobia have the capacity to repair nitrogen (N2) from the atmosphere. These bacteria live either freely within the soil or in beneficial association with leguminous plants, including important crops like peas, beans and soybeans. Keywords: Plant Growth Promotion, Sustainable agriculture, Biofertilizers, Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria, Legumes
Publication date: 01/04/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.4.1026