Navsari Agricultural University

Bacillus subtilis microphotograph

Bacillus subtilis:
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• It is a soil bacterium. controls many soil and air borne diseases of rice, groundnut, Cotton, Vegetables etc.

• The bacterium colonies the root and leaf system of the plant and completes and there by suppresses the growth of the plant diseases causing organisms.

• It produces mycolytic enzymes such as glucanase,cellulose, etc.


• Dosage: 500-700gms/acre as foliar spray.
Seed Treatment: -10gm/1kg seed or 4-5 ml/1 kg seed.
Dosage: 1lt/hectare as soil application

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