First International Meeting on Microbial Phosphate Solubilization

Contents Preface Taxonomy of rhizobia: An Overview: A. Willems Genetics of phosphate solubilization and its potential application for improving plant growth-promoting bacteria: H. Rodriguez, R. Fraga, T. Gonzalez & Y. Bashan Biodiversity of populations of phosphate solubilizing rhizobia that nodulates chickpea in different Spanish soils: R. Rivas, A. Peix, P. F. Mateos, M.E. Trujillo, E. Martinez-Molina & E. Velasquez Phosphate solubilization activity of rhizobia native to Iranian soils: H. A. Alikhani, N. Saleh-Rastin & H. Antoun Differential effects of coinoculations with Pseudomonas jessenii PS06 (a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium) and Mesorhizobium ciceri C-2/2 strains on the growth and seed yield of chickpea under greenhouse and field conditions: A. Valverde, A. Burgos, T. Fiscella, R. Rivas, E. Velazquez, C. Rodriguez-Barrueco, E. Cervantes, M. Chamber and J. M. Igual Effect of Tilemsi phosphate rock solubilizing microorganisms on phosphorus-uptake and yield of field grown wheat in Mali: B. A. Hamadoun & H. Antoun Screening for PGPR to improve growth of Cistus ladanifer seedlings for reforestation of degraded mediterranean ecosystems: B. Ramos, T. Pereyra de la Iglesia, A. Probanza, J.A. Lucas Garcia, M. Mejias & F.J.Gutierrez Manero Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms isolated from rhizospheric and bulk soils of colonizer plants at an abandoned rock phosphate mine: I. Reyes, A. Valery & Z. Valduz Microbial solubilization of rock phosphate on media containing agro-industrial wastes and effect of the resulting products on plant growth and P uptake N. Vassilev, M. Vassileva, A. Medina & R. Azcon Making microorganisms mobilize soil phosphorous: A. Richardson Future trends in research on microbial phosphate solubilization: one hundred years of insolubility: A. H. Goldstein Molecular methods for biodiversity analysis of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB): A.Peix , E. Velazquez & E. Martinez-Molina Taxonomy of phosphate solubilizing bacteria: P. Kampfer Taxonomy of filamentous fungi and yeasts that solubilizes phosphate: E. Velazquez & M. E. Trujillo Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms: effect of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus sources: E. Nahas Efficacy of organic acid secreting bacteria in solubilization of rock phosphate in acidic alfisols: S. Srivastava, M. T. Kausalya, G. Archana, O. P. Rupela & G. Naresh-Kumar Solubilization of iron and aluminum phosphates in the soil by the fungus Aspergillus niger: C. B. Barroso & E. Nahas Fertilizers, food and environment: J. M. Igual & C. Rodriguez-Barrueco Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms vs. Phosphate Mobilizing Microorganisms: What separates a phenotype from a trait?: A. H. Goldstein & P.U. Krishnaraj Challenges in commercializing a phosphate solubilizing microorganism: Penicillium bilaiae, a case history: M. Leggett, J. Cross, G. Hnatowich, & G. Holloway Interactive effects of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi at increasing plant P availability and their evaluation by using isotopic techniques: J. M. Barea, M. Toro & R. Azcon Distribution pattern and role of phosphate solubilizing bacteria in the enhancement of fertilizer value of rock phosphate in aquaculture ponds: state-of-the-art: B.B. Jana Construction of a vector for stable chromosomal integration of the phoc gene in plant growth- promoting bacteria: R. Fraga-Vidal, H. Rodriguez Mesa & T. Gonzalez -Diaz de Villegas Microorganisms with capacity for phosphate solubilization in Dao red wine (Portugal): L. R. Silva, R. Rivas, A. M. Pinto, P. F. Mateos, E. Martinez-Molina & E. Velasquez Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms in the rhizosphere of native plants from tropical savannas: an adaptive strategy to acid soils?: M. Toro Effects of solarization on phosphorus and on other chemical constituents of soil: A.F.M.A. Pinto, L.R. Silva, E. Velazquez, & A.Cesar Tricalcium-phosphate solubilizing efficiency of rhizosphere bacteria depending on the P-nutritional status of the host plant: A. Deubel, A. Gransee & W. Merbach Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms in the rhizosphere of Pinus pinaster and in the mycosphere of associated Lactarius deliciosus: B. Ramos, J. Barriuso-Maicas, J.A. Lucas Garcia, T. Pereyra de la Iglesia, A. Daza & F.J.Gutierrez Manero Characterization of a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens that solubilizes phosphates in vitro and produces high antibiotic activity against several microorganisms: M. E. Trujillo, E. Velazquez, S. Miguelez, M. S. Jimenez, P. F. Mateos & E. Martinez-Molina Phosphate solubilizing Bacteria Isolated from the inside of Glomus clarum spores from Cuba: L. Mirabal-Alonso & E. Ortega-Delgado Polyphasic characterization of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria isolated from rhizospheric soil of the north-eastern region of Portugal: A. Valverde, J. M. Igual & E. Cervantes Effects of plant community composition on total soil microbiota and on phosphate-solubilizing bacteria of ex-arable lands: I. Santa-Regina, A. Peix, T. Diaz, C. Rodriguez-Barrueco & E. Velasquez Population dynamics of p-solubilizers in the rhizosphere of major weed species from a tropical delta soil: S. Seshadri & C. Lakshminarasimhan Malic acid mediated aluminum phosphate solubilization by Penicillium oxalicum CBPS-3F-Tsa isolated from Korean paddy rhizosphere soil: R. Gadagi & T. Sa Growth promotion of rice by phosphate solubilizing bioinoculants in a Himalayan location: P. Trivedi, B. Kumar, A. Pandey & L. M. S. Palni Evaluation of the effect of a dual inoculum of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and Azotobacter chroococcum, in crops of creole potato (papa "criolla"), "yema de huevo" variety (Solanum phureja): G. Faccini, S. Garzon, M. Martinez & A. Varela Effect of inoculation with a strain of Pseudomonas fragi in the growth and phosphorous content of strawberry plants: L. Martin, E. Velazquez, R. Rivas, P. F. Mateos, E. Martinez-Molina, C. Rodriguez-Barrueco & A. Peix Effects of phosphate solubilizing bacteria during the rooting period of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), Venezuela 5171 variety, on the grower's oasis substrate: M. Martinez & A. Martinez Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Isolated from the Rhizosphere Soil and its Growth Promotion on Black Pepper (Piper nigrum. L) Cuttings: K. Ramachandran, V. Srinivasan, S. Hamza & M. Anandaraj Effect of phosphorous solubilizing bacteria on the rhizobia-legume symbiosis: S. B. Rosas, M. Rovera, J. A. Andres & N. S. Correa Defense response in bean roots is not affected by low-phosphate nutrition: L. Alvarez-Manrique, A. Richards & E. Soriano Solubilization of phosphate by a strain of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris in El Chaco Arido soil (Argentina): A. Abril, J. L. Zurdo-Pineiro, A. Peix, R. Rivas & E. Velasquez Effect of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on role of Rhizobium on nodulation by soybean: D.L.Wasule, S .R. Wadyalkar & A.N.Buldeo Phaseolus lunatus is nodulated by a phosphate solubilizing strain of Sinorhizobium meliloti in a Peruvian soil: E. Ormeno, R. Torres, J. Mayo, R. Rivas, A. Peix, E. Velazquez, D. Zuniga Phosphate solubilizing rhizobia originating from Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella grown in a Spanish soil: M. Villar-Igea, E. Velazquez, R. Rivas, A. Willems, P. van Berkum, M. E. Trujillo, P. F. Mateos, M. Gillis & E. Martinez-Molina Effect of phosphorous on nodulation in nitrogen fixation by Phaseolus vulgaris: M. Olivera, N. Tejera, C. Iribarne, A. Ocana & C. Lluch Phaseolus vulgaris is nodulated by phosphate solubilizing strains from a new genomic group of Sinorhizobium meliloti in Canary Island soils: J. L. Zurdo-Pineiro, A. Peix, R. Rivas, M. Leon-Barrios, A. Garrido-Martin, R. Perez-Galdona, P. F. Mateos, E. Martinez-Molina & E. Velasquez Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the uptake of phosphorus by micropropagated blackberry (Rubus fruticosus var. brazos) plants: Y. Carreon- Abud & E. Soriano- Bello Effect of plant species and mycorrhizal inoculation on soil phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms rhizosphere in semi-arid brazil: growth promotion effect of rhizospheric phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms on Eucalyptus camaldulensis: M. R. Scotti, N. Sa, I. Marriel, L. C. Carvalhais, P. P. Pinto, S. R. Matias, E. J. Correa, N. Freitas, M. A. Sugai, R. V. Passos The interactive effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria on the growth and nutrients uptake of sorghum in acid soil: J. Widada, D. I. Damarjaya, and S. Kabirun Fertilizer potential of phosphorus recovered from wastewater treatments: L. E. de-Bashan & Y. Bashan Microalgae growth-promoting bacteria as "helpers" for microalgae: a novel approach for removing ammonium and phosphorus from municipal wastewater: L. E. de-Bashan, J. P. Hernandez & Y. Bashan Immobilization of mercury in soils of Venezuela using phospho-gypsum and sulphate-reducing bacteria: E. Adams, A. Garcia-Sanchez, F. Santos, E. Velazquez & M. Adams-Melendez Soil phosphate solubilizing microorganisms and cellulolitic population as biological indicators of iron mined land rehabilitation: M.R.M. Scotti, N.H. Sa, S.R. Matias, R. Passos, J. R. Stehmann & J.P. Lemos-Filho Effect of certain phosphate solubilizing bacteria on root-knot nematode disease of mungbean: M. R. Khan Two strains isolated from tumours of Prunus persica are able to solubilize phosphate in vitro: J. L. Palomo, P. Garcia-Benavides, P. F. Mateos, E. Martinez-Molina & E. Velasquez Inorganic phosphate solubilization by two insect pathogenic Bacillus sp.: S. Seshadri, S. Ignacimuthu, M. Vadivelu & C. Lakshminarasimhan Effect of certain fungal and bacterial phosphate solubilizing microorganisms on the fusarial wilt of tomato: M. R. Khan & S. M. Khan