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Traditional Sacred Groves’, An Ethnic Strategy For Conservation of Microbial Diversity

Publication Year: 2015

Author(s): Lyngwi NA, Joshi SR

Abstract:

‘Sacred groves’ represents a traditional effort to conserve biodiversity. They are rich patches of undisturbed forests and serve as a natural habitat for many endemic, rare, primitive and economically valuable organisms representing a micro-level biodiversity hotspots. In this study, Bacillus spp. and related genera characterized from native soils of the pristine sacred groves of Meghalaya, India revealed dominance of Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Lysinibacillus and Viridibacillus. All the isolates exhibited good plant growth promoting traits when screened for traits like phosphate solubilization, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase and catalase activity, production of auxin, siderophores, hydrogen cyanide and ammonia.

Source of Publication: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Vol/Issue: 14(3),474-480pp

Country: India

Publisher/Organisation: NISCAIR-CSIR

URL:
https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/bitstream/123456789/32095/1/IJTK%2014%283%29%20474-480.pdf

Theme: Traditional/ Indigenous Knowledge | Subtheme: Protection/ Regulations

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