318 Microbe-Plant Interactions in the Rhizosphere

Oral Session
S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry
Goal is to present recent advances in soil microbiology and biochemistry
Wednesday, November 4, 2009: 9:55 AM-10:45 AM
Convention Center, Room 306, Third Floor

Presiding:
Abasiofiok Ibekwe
Organizer:
Mary Ann Bruns
10:45 AM
Adjourn
9:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:00 AM
Identification and Characterization Auxin Producing Bacteria From the Rhizosphere of Wheat.
Michael Anderson, Oklahoma State Univ.; Roji Manandhar, Oklahoma State Univ.; Shraddha Vadvalkar, Oklahoma State Univ.; Mohammad Alidani, Oklahoma State Univ.
10:15 AM
Screening Effective Co-Inoculant Bacterial Strains Containing ACC-Deaminase Activity for Promoting Growth and Nodulation of Chickpea Seedlings Under Axenic Conditions.
Sher Shehzad, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; AZEEM KHALID, Dep. of Environmental Sciences; Muhammad Arshad, Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Zahir Ahmed Zahir, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; Rizwana Kausar, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; Muhammad Saleem Arif, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; Muhammad Anjum, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences
10:30 AM
Substrate Dependent Microbial Biosynthesis of Auxins and Their Effect On Growth and Yield of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.).
Muhammad Anjum, Clemson Univ., SC, USA and Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Zahir Ahmed Zahir, Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Muhammad Arshad, Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Muhammad Ashraf, Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Sher Shehzad, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; Muhammad Saleem Arif, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences; Muhammad Naveed, Inst. of Soil & Environmental Sciences