SHORT COMMUNICATION
Seed inoculation with Bacillus spp.
improves seedling vigour
in oil-seed plant Jatropha curcas L.
S.
Desai & Ch.
Narayanaiah & Ch.
Kranti Kumari &
M.
S.
Reddy & S.
S.
Gnanamanickam &
G.
Rajeswara Rao & B.
Venkateswarlu...
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SHORT COMMUNICATION
Seed inoculation with Bacillus spp.
improves seedling vigour
in oil-seed plant Jatropha curcas L.
S.
Desai & Ch.
Narayanaiah & Ch.
Kranti Kumari &
M.
S.
Reddy & S.
S.
Gnanamanickam &
G.
Rajeswara Rao & B.
Venkateswarlu
Received: 8 December 2006 /Revised: 27 April 2007 /Accepted: 30 May 2007 / Published online: 30 May 2007
# Springer-Verlag 2007
Abstract Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.
) is a non-edible oilseed plant with adaptability to marginal semi-arid lands and
wastelands.
The Indian Government is promoting jatropha
to reduce dependence on the crude oil and to achieve
energy independence by the year 2012, under the National
Biodiesel Mission.
Selected strains of Bacillus spp.
, either
supplemented with or without chitin, were tested for their
ability to promote growth of jatropha seedlings in pot
culture studies.
The strains supported growth of jatropha
seedlings up to 42 days after sowing.
Among all strains,
Bacillus pumilus (IM-3) supplemented with
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