Fluorescent Bacterial Strains Antagonistic against Exserohilum turcicum

E. turcicum is a fungal phytopathogen causing Turcicum Leaf Blight and responsible for a severe loss of yield in maize. This work was aimed to characterize the rhizospheric fluorescent Pseudomonas having antagonistic property against E. Turcicum, characterized by biochemical tests and 16S r DNA sequences Out of total 33 Isolates 6 bacterial strains MBLK 1, MBLK 3, MBLK 6, MBLK 15, MBLK 17, and MBLK 22 were found to be antagonistic against TLB. Antagonistic bacteria were analyzed for their plant growth promotion ability on maize genotype HUZ-M60.