Aleksandrow Broth

ALEKSANDROW BROTH

PRODUCT SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION
Soil potassium supplementation relies heavily on the use of chemical fertilizer, which has a considerable negative impact on the environment. Potassium-solubilizing bacteria convert insoluble potassium in the soil into a form that
plants can access. A wide range of bacteria namely Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans, Bacillus mucilaginosus, Bacillus edaphicus, B.circulans and Paenibacillus sp. has been reported to release potassium in
accessible form from potassium bearing minerals in soils. Potassium-solubilizing bacteria have been reported to exert beneficial effects on growth of cotton, pepper and cucumber, sorghum, wheat and Sudan grass. Therefore, potassium
solubilizing bacteria are extensively used as biofertilizers.

PRINCIPLE
Salts present in the medium support the growth of potassium solubililizing bacteria by providing the essential nutrients. The source of potassium salts is potassium alumino silicates.

QUALITY CONTROL SPECIFICATIONS
Appearance of Powder : Cream to yellow homogeneous free flowing powder.
Appearance of prepared medium : Cream to light yellow coloured solutionl with white precipitate forms in tubes.
pH (at 25°C) : 7.2±0.2