Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Bacteria on Rice Seedling Growth and Development
Suganthi. S1 and S. Kavitha2*
1,2*Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai - 600 008 Email id: kavitha_s@ethirajcollege.edu.in
ABSTRACT
Bacterial endophytes were isolated from the seeds of traditional rice varieties from Tamil Nadu, specifically Arupatham Kuruvai AK Karuppu Kavuni KK) and Kalanamak KN1 and KN2, with an emphasis on their potential for vertical transmission across generations. The isolated strains were identified through 16S rRNA sequencing as Stenotrophomonas rhizophila AK, Pseudomonas sp. KK, Stenotrophomonas sp.