International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 2 2 2013 February 10 Bacterial Diversity in Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum) Rhizosphere of Saline Soil 60 64 EN Farzaneh Hosseini 1 Faculty of Bioscience, Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, IRAN Adlgostar Afsoon 2 Faculty of Bioscience, Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, IRAN Fariba Sharifnia 3 Panchal HetalK. 1 Dolat Usha Institute of Applied Sciences, Valsad; Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, INDIA Trivedi RatnaA. 2 Shree Ram Krishna Institute of Comp. Edu. and Applied Sciences; Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat, INDIA Desai PratibhaB. 3 Venkata Saibabu 1 Dept. of Biochemistry, Center for Post Graduate Studies, Jain University, Jayanagar 3rd Block, Bangalore-560011, Karnataka, INDIA Francois NiyongaboNiyonzima 2 More SunilS. 3 Choubey K. 1 Deptt. of Zoology, G.V.Y.T. College, Durg, CG, INDIA Qureshi Y. 2 Deptt. of Zoology, Govt. College, Khertha, Distt. Balod, CG, INDIA Kulkarni D.A. 1 Department of Zoology, S.M.D.M. Mahavidyalyaya, Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad, MS, INDIA Surwase S.S. 2 Department of Zoology, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, MS, INDIA NoorAzlina Ibrahim 1 Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (Jeli Campus), Locked Bag No. 100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, MALAYSIA Yusoff Norazila 2 Baradaran Samaneh 1 Department of Medical Radiation Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IRAN Setayeshi Saeed 2 Faculty of Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Niaz Maleknasr 3 Radiation Application School, Nuclear Sciences and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, IRAN Kardan MohammadR. 4 Singh Ajai 1 1Department of Orthopaedics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow-226003, UP, INDIA Sabir Ali 2 Department of Biochemistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow-226003, UP, INDIA Mahdi A.A. 3 Srivastava R.N. 4 NayakPavithra P. 1 Centre for Applied Genetics, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 056, Karnataka, INDIA Reddy ShankarM. 2 Department of Zoology, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 056, Karnataka, INDIA Jayaprakash 3 Alfarra H.Y. 1 Dept. of Biotechnology, Kulleyyah (Faculty) of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, MALAYSIA Hasali N.H.M. 2 Omar M.N. 3 Attarzadeh RezaSeyed 1 Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, IRAN Abbasian Sadegh 2 Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, IRAN Azimkhani Amin 3 Imamreza university of Mashhad, Mashhad, IRAN Onvani Vahid 4 Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Azad University of Mashhad, IRAN Joghataie Mohsen 5 B. NakadeDhanraj 1 Govt. of Maharashtra Rajaram College, Kolhapur-416004, Maharashtra, INDIA > Research Paper 2012 12 13 2013 February 10 A bacterium including PGPR plays a very important role in plant growth promotion and increase yield of crops. Most of the bacteria produce phytohormones, fixes atmospheric nitrogen, solublizes the phosphates and resist phytopathogens by production of siderophores. An understanding of microbial diversity perspectives in agricultural contest, is important and useful to know soil quality and also helpful for taking measures for soil management and increased plant productivity. It is also important to understand the relationship of soil and plants with the diversity of associated bacteria for their better exploitation. Therefore, it is important to know the microflora and their diversity. Most of the rhizospheric bacterial diversity from normal soil have been studied and organisms explored for their use as bioinoculents. However, saline soil rhizospheric microfloras remain unexplored. By considering this, in the present study fourty three bacterial isolates including PGPR have been isolated from saline soil of Kolhapur district of southern Maharashtra, India. Isolates were identified up to genus and species level. Few isolates were studied their nitrogen fixing and phosphate solublizing activity. Present study showed that amongst nitrogen fixing bacteria Azotobacter chroococcum found to be most dominant and Bacillus subtilis was found to be most dominant phosphate solublizer. Study indicated the importance of these organism as bioinoculents for saline soil and can be explored for biofertilizer production. Copyright@ International Science Community Association