Research Article
Malvika Rajnandini* , Rajneesh
Abstract
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most versatile emerging crops having wider adaptability under varied agro - climatic conditions. Maize has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. In India, about 28% of maize produced is used for food purpose , about 11% as livestock feed , 48% as poultry feed , 12% in wet milling industry (for example starch and oil production ) and 1% as seed (AICRP , 2007). Pseudomonas fluorescence, a major constituent of rhizospheric bacteria, not only encourages the plant growth through their diverse mechanisms and but also show a wider potential for biological control of different phytopathogens. This paper presents the study on the isolation and identification of fluorescent Pseudomonas and to check their bio-control potential against phytopathogen F. moniliforme and on the basis of various plant growth promoting and biocontrol attribute select the elite strain in designing of liquid based bio-formulation. Apart from this application of this Bio-formulation for its efficacy in maize growth and disease suppression is the main objective of the study.