acronyms (பெயர் சுருக்கம்)
The following are the acronyms used in the course Soil and Agricultural Microbiology which you need to be familiar from the examination point of view
The following are the acronyms used in the course Soil and Agricultural Microbiology which you need to be familiar from the examination point of view
VAM or AM – Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza or Arbuscular mycorrhiza
Nif gene – genes in N fixing bacteria related to nitrogen fixation
Nod gene – genes in N fixing bacteria related to nodulation in plants
Cry gene – genes related to crystal protein formation in Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis)
PGPR – Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
PGP - Plant growth promotion
R: S ratio – Microbial population in rhizosphere to non rhizosphere soil
YEMA – Yeast Extract Mannitol Agar
Hup+ Strain positive for Uptake Hydrogenase enzyme system
MPN – Most Probable Number
C: N ratio – Carbon to Nitrogen ratio required to be maintained for proper decomposition of organic matter
LCO - Lipo chito oligosaccharides
SOM - Soil organic matter