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ArticleScientific reports2025

Characterization of plant growth promoting bacteria isolated from rhizosphere of tomato cultivated in Sikkim Himalaya and their potential use as biofertilizer.

Sushmita Chhetri, Mingma Thundu Sherpa, Laxuman Sharma

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Sushmita ChhetriDepartment of Horticulture, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Sikkim, India.
Mingma Thundu SherpaDepartment of Microbiology, Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, Sikkim, India.
Laxuman SharmaDepartment of Horticulture, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, Sikkim, India. lsharma@cus.ac.in.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rhizosphere hosts a diverse group of beneficial bacteria that can serve as an alternative to chemical fertilizers. Exploring the potential traits of these bacteria can lead to sustainable farming practices, promoting crop yields while minimizing environmental impact. The present study was conducted to characterize and identify native plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) from the rhizosphere of tomato plants cultivated in the organic state of Sikkim, India. Seventy bacterial strains were isolated from different tomato cultivation sites in Sikkim and characterized for their plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits. Out of these, eight potential bacterial strains were selected, and identified as Klebsiella variicola AST1, Bacillus cereus AST3, Enterobacter sichuanensis AST4, Enterobacter mori KH2, Bacillus cereus SG1, Enterobacter sichuanensis SG2, Enterobacter asburiae YG1, and Priestia aryabhattai YG2. Among them, Enterobacter sichuanensis AST4 demonstrated notable ammonia production (55.14 ± 0.03 mM), phosphate solubilization (564.6 ± 0.19 µgmL

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BacteriaFertilizersRhizosphereSolanum lycopersicumIndiaIndoleacetic AcidsKlebsiellaNitrogen FixationPlant DevelopmentPlant RootsSoil MicrobiologyFertilizersindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic Acids16S rRNA sequencesBiofertilizerNative PGPBSikkimTomato

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