Rhodococcus qingshengii bacterial strain that degrades imazethapyr and stimulates crop growth

Abstract

The proposed disclosure relates to agricultural microbiology, ecology and biotechnology and is intended for remediating soil contaminated with imidazolinone herbicides and stimulating the growth of planted crops. A Rhodococcus qingshengii bacterial strain deposited under VKPM number Ac-2143 was isolated from an enrichment culture based on rhizosphere microflora of soybeans grown on soil treated with the herbicide imazethapyr. The Rhodococcus qingshengii bacterial strain deposited under VKPM number Ac-2143 degrades the herbicide imazethapyr and stimulates the growth of crops planted in soil contaminated with imazethapyr.

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