Isolation, biochemical characterization and growth promotion activities of Pseudomonas strains from pea rhizosphere

Pseudomonas is well known plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Pseudomonas strains were isolated from pea rhizosphere at 20 different sites of Aligarh district. Fifteen strains of Pseudomonas were isolated and characterized on the basis of morphological and biochemical tests. Out of the 15 isolated Pseudomonas strains, 8 Pseudomonas isolates showed the presence of florescent pigment. In this study, an attempt was also made to isolate fluorescent Pseudomonads, a potent PGPR.