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Performance of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria in Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Rhizosphere

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A pot experiment was conducted to assess the effect of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on the availability of applied P in acid soil using tea (Camellia sinensis L. var. CP-1) as test crop. Six strains of PSB (Bacillus firmus strain TPB-1, Burkholderia sp. strain TPB-33, Bacillus firmus strain TPB-38, Burkholderia sp. strain TPB-40, Burkholderia cepacia strain TPB-52 and Burkholderia sp. strain TPB-57) were used for inoculation using liquid and charcoal-based delivery system. To assess the effect of PSBs on P solubilization, bacterial inocula were used with and without rock phosphate (RP) application. Results indicated that maximum P-uptake (15.6 mg/pot) in tea shoot was recorded in case of inoculation with Burkholderia sp. strain TPB-57 using charcoal-based delivery system (T12-TPB 57C). As far as the crop response is concerned, the highest biomass yield of test crop (10.5 g/pot) was also recorded with T12-TPB 57C in the presence of RP. The study indicates that as far as P solubilization by PSB in tea rhizosphere is concerned, Burkholderia sp. strain TPB-57 is an efficient microbial genus.

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The authors acknowledge the financial assistance from the Tea Board, Govt. of India for carrying out this research.

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Financial assistance received from the Tea Board, Govt. of India.

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  1. Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, 736165, India

    Parimal Panda & Ashok Choudhury

  2. ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Jorhat, Assam, 785004, India

    Prasenjit Ray

  3. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalyan, Purulia, West Bengal, India

    Bisweswar Mahato

  4. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

    Bappa Paramanik

  5. College of Agriculture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

    Jyotirmay Karforma

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Panda, P., Ray, P., Mahato, B. et al. Performance of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria in Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Rhizosphere. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 44, 561–564 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-021-01045-y

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