Use of plant growth promoting bacteria in banana: A new insight for sustainable banana production

Banana an important fruit crop, requires high amounts of chemical fertilizers for commercial cultivation, which is costly and can be hazardous to the environment, when used excessively. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could be used for growth promotion, nutrient uptake and some time as a...

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Published in:International journal of agriculture and biology 2010-05, Vol.12 (3), p.459-467
Main Authors: Mia, M.A.B. (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor (Malaysia). Dept. of Land Management), Shamsuddin, Z.H. (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural Univ., Gazipur (Bangladesh). Dept. of Crop Botany), Mahmood, M. (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor (Malaysia). Dept. of Biochemistry)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BIOFERTILIZERS
COLONIZING ABILITY
GROWTH
MUSA (BANANAS)
NITROGEN FIXATION
RHIZOBACTERIA
ROOTS
YIELDS
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Summary:Banana an important fruit crop, requires high amounts of chemical fertilizers for commercial cultivation, which is costly and can be hazardous to the environment, when used excessively. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could be used for growth promotion, nutrient uptake and some time as an alternative source of N-fertilizer of non-leguminous crops. Recently, research on PGPR for crop improvements are gaining prominence and thousands of research works have been published so far. However, use of this noble technique in banana production system is limited. Nevertheless, reports from various experimental findings suggested that PGPR strains could successfully formed colonies on the root surface of bananas, where more bacterial cells were found in the root hair proliferation zone. Application of PGPR alone could not produce significant benefits that require minimal or reduced levels of fertilizer-N consequently could produce a synergistic effect on root growth.
ISSN:1560-8530
1814-9596