Effect on the Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Increasing Plant Total Alkaloid and Protein Content of Ashwagandha

Authors(3) :-S. Rajasekar, R. Elango, S. R. Paranthaman

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), also known as Indian Ginseng, is a well-known Indian medicinal plant due to its antioxidative, antistress, antigenotoxic, and immunomodulatory properties. The present study was designed to assess and establish the cytoprotective potential of Ashwagandha Rhizobacteria from different medicinal plants viz., Withania somnifera, Coleus forskohlii and Vinca rosea grown in different parts of Tamil Nadu were isolated and characterized. Combined inoculation of all the four rhizobacteria viz., Azospirillum lipoferum-AAz-1, Azotobacter-AAt-13, Bacillus-APb-19 and Pseudomonas fluorescens-APf-5 enhanced the chlorophyll content, protein and total alkaloid content, especially Withaferin-A.

Authors and Affiliations

S. Rajasekar
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Sri Bharathi Arts &Science College for Women, Kaikuruchi, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
R. Elango
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
S. R. Paranthaman
Head, Department of Microbiology, Umed Pharma Lab Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Withaferin-A, PGPR

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 5 | March-April 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 807-812
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1845188
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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S. Rajasekar, R. Elango, S. R. Paranthaman, " Effect on the Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Increasing Plant Total Alkaloid and Protein Content of Ashwagandha", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.807-812, March-April-2018.
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