Volume : III, Issue : II, February - 2014

Role of Different Carbon Sources in Phosphate Solubilization

Pragya Rathore

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Phosphate is an essential nutrient for the growth of plants and is supplemented to crops in the form of chemical fertilizers. In past decade tremendous studies on phosphate solubilizing organisms has been carried out. These organisms help in solubilizing the fixed phosphorus in soil and render it available to plants. The growth and efficiency of these organisms in turn is affected by the type of carbon sources. In the present study on Citrobacter freundii, efforts have been made to identify the role of various carbon sources in phosphate solubilization. Appropriate carbonaceous substrates exert a positive effect on phosphate solubilization. These phosphate solubilizing microorganisms are heterotrophs and solubilize insoluble phosphate by secreting organic acids. Therefore, the role of carbon sources is of utmost significance.

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PRAGYA RATHORE Role of Different Carbon Sources in Phosphate Solubilization International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.II February 2014

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