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Interrelations of soil micro-orgamisms and mulberry

I. Phytohormone production by soil and rhizosphere bacteria and their effect on plant growth

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Bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of mulberry (Morus indica) as well as from control soil were tested for their effects on the growth of mulberry seedlings and for phytohormone production. About 12.8 per cent of the rhizosphere and 9.7 per cent of the soil isolates produced phytohormones in cultures. Rhizosphere isolates were more active in hormone synthesis than their soil counterparts. Soaking mulberry stem cuttings in culture filtrates of phytohormone synthesisers hastened their rooting. Culture filtrates of many isolates — hormone producers or not — stimulated or inhibited the growth of shoot and/or root of plants. Many cultures could also inhibit the germination of mulberry seeds.

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Vasantharajan, V.N., Bhat, J.V. Interrelations of soil micro-orgamisms and mulberry. Plant Soil 27, 261–272 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373394

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