Bacterial inoculums influence the growth and antioxidant enzyme activity in germinating Vigna radiata.
- College of Basic Science and Humanities, O. U. A. T. Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha, India.
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The present investigation was designed to study the regulation of antioxidant defense system of plant by Bacillus species. The study indicates that some bacteria of Bacillus sp are able to enhance the plant growth along with regulating the plant’s antioxidant defence system. Experiment was conducted on germinating seeds of Vigna radiata inoculated with various strains of bacteria isolated from cave scrapings. Plant growth promoting effect of all 6 bacterial strains was confirmed by significant increase in tissue weight gain with increased protein content in comparison to control. 5 strains of bacteria were associated with a significant decrease in the super oxide dismutase (SOD) activity, whereas one strain was able to increase SOD activity in Vigna radiata significantly. All of the bacterial treated seeds except two, demonstrated unaltered catalase activity.
[Kajari Das and Abhijeeta Rout (2015); Bacterial inoculums influence the growth and antioxidant enzyme activity in germinating Vigna radiata. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Aug). 219-223] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
