Present study focuses on isolation of probable novel nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria from Vetiveria zizanioides in order to formulate a bacterial bio-fertilizer with plant growth promoting characteristics.. Isolation of Endophytic And Rhizospheric PGPR from Vetiveria zizanioides using Nutrient Limiting Plant Based Culture Media

Indian soils have received negligence in terms of soil fertility since several years. This has led to one major issue of 21st century viz., sustainable and environmentally safe agriculture. Use of bio-fertilizers is one solution to this problem. Present study focuses on isolation of probable novel nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria in order to formulate a bacterial biofertilizer with plant growth promoting characteristics. Vetiver was selected as a plant of choice. Plant based dilute culture media used in current study simulate the natural environment of plant microflora. Twenty two endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria were isolated, all of which showed nitrogen fixing and phosphate solubilizing ability. These would be used in formulating a biofertilizer.