Abstract
Zinc, generally present in insoluble form in the soil, is an essential micronutrient for plants, animals, and human beings and needs to be fortified in the food to save consumers from malnutrition. The present study was conducted to identify and characterize microbes for plant growth and zinc solubilization potential. The selected microbes were applied to assess their fortification efficacy in potato tubers. The result showed an increase in shoot length (150.48%) and fresh biomass (304%) along with an increment in yield (27%) in plants treated with plant growth-promoting microbes and inorganic zinc as compared to the control. The maximum zinc content was quantified in tubers (106.4%) of plants treated with Bacillus altitudinis and T. flavus var flavus along with zinc. The use of these microbes as inoculants with zinc supplementation can improve plant growth and enrich zinc in tubers in a sustainable manner for eradicating nutritional deficiencies in low-income households.
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