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Micro-organisms of the rhizosphere soils in respect of four plant speciesviz sesbania, cowpea, sorghum, and finger millet and those of the non-rhizosphere soil (control) maintained under pot culture conditions were incubated for a fortnight in liquid media containing glucose and the relative amounts and nature of the organic acids produced were investigated by pH changes and chromatographic studies respectively. Micro-organisms with the rhizosphere of all the four plant species produced greater amounts of acids than those of the non-rhizosphere soil. Rhizosphere micro-organisms with legumes produced greater amounts of acids than those with non-legumes. However no qualitative differences were observed in the organic acids produced by the rhizosphere micro-organisms of the four plant species investigated as well as those of non-rhizosphere soil.
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Chandrasekaran, S. Production of organic acids by soil micro-organisms. Plant Soil 30, 299–304 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349517
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