Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Umakant Banjare, Arun Kumar Patel, Ashish Kumar Pandey, Santosh Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Gupta and Ramesh Kumar Singh

Abstract:
Lentils are believed to have originated and been consumed since pre-historic times. They are one of the first crops to have been cultivated. Lentil seeds dating back 8,000 years have been found at archeological sites in the Middle East. In this study bacteria from root nodules of lentil (Lens culinaris L.) grown in different agroclimatic zones were isolated and their beneficial properties for plants were characterized. Five isolates were obtained from nodules and screened for some biochemical properties such as citrate utilization, amylase production, methyl red test, HCN production for antagonistic activity & phytohormone production such as IAA. Out of five isolates all the isolates showed ability to produce HCN, citrate & phytohormone IAA. Four out of five isolates exhibited positive test for starch hydrolysis & methyl red test.