Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol 20, Issue 3, 2014

Page Number: 1031-1035

ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL ISOLATES OF FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONADS

Y. Supraja, R. Subhash Reddy, P. Jayamma and S. Nagalakshmi

Abstract

Plant growth promoting rhizobacterial isolates belonging to fluorescent Pseudomonads were isolated from the rhizosphere of redgram and maize. Among 15 isolates that were confirmed a Pseudomonas fluorescens three exhibited strong antifungal activity against Macrophomina phaseolina. Genotyping of these P. fluorescens isolates was made by PCR-RAPD analysis.