Non-destructive leaf area estimation model for faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

In this study, a leaf area estimation model was developed for faba bean (Vicia faba L.) using the linear measurements such as lamina length (L) and width (W) by stepwise regression analysis. Leaflets from fourteen faba bean genotypes, including three cultivars (Eresen-87, Filiz-99 and Lara), two lines (FLIP85-172FB and FLIP86-116FB) and nine local genotypes, were used to develop the model in 2003-2004. The proposed leaf area (LA) estimation model is LA = 0.919 + 0.682LW, R² = 0.977. In 2004–2005 growing season, this model was validated by measuring new leaf samples from the different level of the plant canopy (lower, middle and upper) of faba bean cvs. Eresen-87 and Filiz-99 sown in both autumn and late winter. Produced model in this study can be reliably used for estimating area of leaf samples from the different level of the plant canopy of faba bean cvs. Eresen-87 and Filiz-99 sown in both autumn and late winter.     

Screening and selecting novel AM fungi and Azotobacter strain for inoculating apple under soil solarization and chemical disinfestation with mulch practices for sustainable nursery management

The objective of this study is to investigate the response of screening, and selection of novel indigenous AM fungal species and Azotobacter chroococcum strains for inoculating apple under different soil disinfestations and moisture conservation mulch practices for sustainable nursery management. Two local AM fungal species namely, Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter sensu Gerdemann) and Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.), and two strains of A. chroococcum viz., A. chroococcum strain-I (AZ₁) and A. chroococcum strain-II (AZ₂) were inoculated at nursery stage under soil solarization, chemical disinfestation and natural soil conditions at four different mulch materials namely, black plastic mulch (BPM), and organic mulches, i.e. grass mulch (GM); cover crops (CC); green manuring + clean cultivation (Gm + Cc). The comparative performance of the seedlings on the impact of local AM species and A. chroococcum strains on growth characteristics, microbial population, root colonization and leaf nutrient status was evaluated. The inoculation of seedlings to G. fasciculatum and AZ₁ increased all growth characteristics (plant height, stem diameter, leaf area and total root length), microbial consortium of the rhizosphere soil and leaf N, P, K and Zn content in all those plots where soil solarization and black plastic mulching was used followed by chemical disinfestations and natural soil conditions at all other mulch types used. These findings suggested that the soil inoculation of G. fasciculatum and AZ₁ strain to seeds and/or the saplings under soil solarization with black plastic mulch attained a desirable plant height and become ready for grafting which however saved a period of 1 year for nursery management compared to traditional nursery raising practice, and thus, it may be a viable and feasible approach to maintain soil productivity under nutrient limited soils for sustainable apple nursery production under temperate rain-fed conditions.     

Planting density for grafted melon as an alternative to methyl bromide use in Mexico

One of the major challenges of melon (Cucumis melo L.) yield is the decrease of fruit yield and quality caused by soil diseases. Soil disinfection with methyl bromide (MB) has been used to prevent soil-borne diseases damage; however, use of MB is being restricted because this substance damages the ozone layer. Searching for new MB alternatives, field experiments were carried out in open fields in soils infested with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis, Olpidium bornovanus, and Melon Necrotic Spot Virus (MNSV) in Colima, Mexico, where melons had only been grown previously using soil fumigation with MB. Yield and quality of melon cultivar Cruiser F1 (Harris Moran seed company) grafted on two rootstocks of Cucurbita maxima Duchesne × Cucurbita moschata Duchesne (“RS841”; Séminis seed company and “Shintosa Camelforce”; Nunhens seed company) were evaluated during two consecutive years. Each experiment had five treatments, two of which with non-grafted plants at a density of 18,519 plants/ha, with and without MB fumigation. The other three treatments consisted of grafted plants in non-fumigated soil with plant densities of 14,815, 11,111, and 9260 plants/ha. The use of melon grafted on “RS841” and “Shintosa Camelforce” rootstocks significantly increased the average fruit weight and the total yield of melons in soil without the need for MB. Grafting may be considered an alternative to MB fumigation. With the use of grafted melon plants, planting density may be reduced by 60%, obtaining higher yields than those obtained from non-grafted plants grown on fumigated land. Fruits harvested from grafted plants had equal firmness than those harvested from non-grafted plants, without affecting the content of soluble solids.     

Growth and yield of muskmelon in response to plastic mulch and row covers

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of plastic mulch alone or in combination with row covers on plant biomass, growth analysis parameters, and yield of muskmelon plants (Cucumis melo L.). The design was a randomized complete block with four replications. The treatments were: (1) no mulch, no row cover (control); (2) black plastic mulch (BPM); (3) BPM plus row cover removed 10 days after seeding (das) (BPM+CE); (4) BPM plus row cover removed 20 das (BPM+CI); (5) BPM plus row cover removed 32 das (BPM+CL). Plants grown using soil mulch plus row cover presented higher values of plant biomass, specific leaf area (SLA), relative growth rate (RGR), and net assimilation rate (NAR) compared to control plants. Early and total yield were highest in plants grown under row covers. In non-covered plants, early and total yield were both higher in BPM plants relative to the control. Heat accumulation by the crop measured as soil degree-days showed a higher correlation with early and total yield compared to heat accumulation measured as air degree-days.     

Screening of AM fungi and Azotobacter chroococcum under natural,solarization, chemical sterilization and moisture conservation practices for commercial mango nursery production in north-west Himalayas

The present study investigates the performance of mango seedlings screened with indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and Azotobacter chroococcum strains under solarized, chemical sterilized and natural soil conditions. Two isolates each of AM fungi namely, Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter sensu Gerdemann) and Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.), and two strains of A. chroococcum viz., A. chroococcum strain-I (AZ1) and A. chroococcum strain-II (AZ2) were inoculated at nursery stage under four different moisture conservation practices viz., black polyethylene mulch and organic mulches (grass mulch, cover crops, green manure) and clean cultivation. The observations on microbial population, root colonization, growth parameters and leaf nutrient content of the seedlings were recorded. Mango seedling's inoculated with G. fasciculatum and AZ1 had increased seedling's height, diameter, leaf area and total root length, microbial consortium of the rhizosphere soil and leaf N, P, K and Zn content in plots where solarization and black polyethylene mulching was used. The study revealed that the inoculation of mango stones and the saplings with G. fasciculatum and AZ1 under solarized black polyethylene mulched practice may be considered the best practice for raising mango nursery and maintaining soil health under rain-fed conditions of mid-hills of north-west Himalayas.     

黑色地膜对白菜类蔬菜落地种子和亲本种子幼苗生长的影响

落地种子对白菜类蔬菜商品种子纯度的不利影响越来越明显,探讨有效抑制落地种子出苗的方法尤为重要。本文研究了在阳畦中覆盖黑色地膜、白色地膜对亲本和落地种子幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:覆盖白色地膜和黑色地膜均有利于亲本幼苗生长,对亲本幼苗而言,覆盖黑色地膜和白色地膜的叶片数、单株质量、地上部质量、地下部质量均极显著高于不覆膜对照,而覆盖白色地膜的单株质量、地上部质量又极显著高于覆盖黑色地膜;对落地种子幼苗而言,覆盖黑色地膜的株数最少,单株质量居中,覆盖白色地膜的株数居中,单株质量最高,而不覆膜对照的株数最多,单株质量最低。说明覆盖黑色地膜对促进亲本幼苗生长及抑制落地种子出苗的效果最好,为最佳选择。     

膜下滴灌量对甜瓜产量和品质的影响

开展不同滴灌量对甜瓜品质影响的研究,对于新疆等西北干旱地区生产优质甜瓜、节约水资源具有重要意义。膜下不同滴灌处理对甜瓜品质的影响研究结果表明:在新疆的气候条件下,田间持水量70%-80%的处理,甜瓜品质表现较好,8601和新密19可溶性固形物含量达到13.69%和16.75%,维生素C含量分别达到8.05、12.55mg/kg,小区产量也分别高于其他处理。     

肉桂酸加剧蚕豆枯萎病发生的根际微生物效应

通过盆栽和室内试验研究了肉桂酸处理对蚕豆种子萌发,幼苗生长及尖孢镰孢菌菌丝生长,蚕豆枯萎病发生,根际微生物的活性、多样性和群落结构的影响。结果表明：肉桂酸处理抑制了蚕豆种子萌发及幼苗生长,并随处理浓度增加,抑制效应加强,对叶片数和根系的抑制效应最为显著。肉桂酸低浓度处理时显著促进尖孢镰刀菌菌丝生长,而高浓度处理则抑制菌丝生长。肉桂酸在100和200 mg · L^-1处理时显著提高了蚕豆枯萎病的病情指数,显著增加了根际土壤中镰刀菌的数量,降低了微生物的活性（AWCD值）、多样性和丰富度指数。主成分分析表明,肉桂酸处理明显改变了蚕豆根际微生物群落结构,糖类、羧酸类和氨基酸类是区分肉桂酸处理导致土壤微生物群落变化的敏感碳源。肉桂酸处理降低了根际微生物多样性,促进病原菌的增殖,加剧了蚕豆枯萎病的发生,证实肉桂酸是蚕豆连作障碍中的自毒物质。     

镉对不同类型甜瓜生长的影响及其器官镉含量的差异

为了挖掘抗、耐镉甜瓜种质资源,以野生甜瓜、薄皮甜瓜及厚皮甜瓜为试材,采用盆栽方式研究添加0、50、100 mg · kg~(-1)镉溶液后甜瓜植株生长及器官镉含量差异。结果显示,随着镉浓度加大,植株长势减弱,植株地上部鲜质量及根系鲜质量明显下降。镉在甜瓜器官中的含量依次为根茎叶果实。随着镉处理浓度的增加,镉在甜瓜根、茎、叶、果实中的含量也相应增加。100 mg · kg~(-1)镉浓度下,野生甜瓜根、茎、叶中的镉含量相比薄皮甜瓜和厚皮甜瓜少,但在果实中镉含量却最大;3种类型甜瓜土壤中镉残留量为35.000～80.000 mg · kg~(-1),均远超国家土壤镉含量限量三级土壤标准。野生甜瓜和厚皮甜瓜镉抗性较好;野生甜瓜具有很强的土壤镉移除能力;参试的薄皮甜瓜对镉较敏感。     

有色地膜覆盖对生姜生长及产量的影响

有色地膜覆盖具有比地上遮荫更好的降温保湿效果，晴天中午黑色地膜覆盖的10cm地温与CK接近或降低1～2℃，土壤含水量比CK提高3.57%～5.02%；灰色地膜覆盖的10cm地温与CK无显著差异，但土壤含水量比CK提高3.28%～4.68%。从而可增强生姜植株长势，使其茎秆粗壮，叶面积大，分枝和姜球数多，增产效果明显。黑色地膜覆盖莱芜大姜比CK增产16.4%，莱芜片姜增产14.6%；灰色地膜覆盖莱芜大姜增产131%，莱芜片姜增产 10.6%。 与地上遮荫相比，有色地膜覆盖每667m2可节约成本108～158.7元，与增产部分合计(按2元·kg-1计)，莱芜市试验可提高经济效益1217.3～1486.5元(莱芜大姜)；腾州市试验可提高经济效益735～969元(莱芜片姜)。     

Use of ISSR,SRAP, and RAPD markers to assess genetic diversity in Turkish melons

The genetic relationships among 63 melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes collected from various regions of Turkey were determined by comparing their molecular ISSR, SRAP, and RAPD markers with those of 19 foreign melon genotypes to investigate the taxonomic relationships and genetic variation of Turkish melon germplasm. Total 162 polymorphic markers (69, 18, and 75 obtained from ISSR, SRAP, and RAPD primers, respectively) were used to define the genetic similarity among the melon genotypes by dendrogram or two and three dimensional scalings. The average similarity (SM coefficient) between any two pairs of accessions examined as estimated by molecular variation was 0.73 ± 0.48. Within-group genetic similarities ranged between 0.46 and 0.96. Related genotypes or genotypes collected from similar regions were partitioned to similar clusters. Southeastern Anatolian genotypes were distinctly apart from group inodorus and group cantalupensis (sweet) genotypes. This reinforced the position of Turkey in the secondary genetic diversity center of melon. The genetic diversity among Turkish genotypes (H = 0.28 and I = 0.42) was only a little less than that of the world accessions (H = 0.30 and I = 0.45). On the other hand, the percentage of polymorphic loci among Turkish melon genotypes (90.7%) was even higher than that of the world accessions (87.6%).     

Effect of application methods of organic fertilizer on growth,soil chemical properties and microbial densities in organic bulb onion production

This study was carried out to maximize the fertilization efficiency of mixed organic fertilizer (OF) for organically managed onion (Allium cepa L.) production during the one growing season of 2005–2006. The organic fertilizer was made of organic materials like sesame oil cake, rice bran and molasses and minerals like illite and mountainous soil. Four organic topdressing treatments, which all followed the same basal fertilization with solid OF, consisted of solid OF without mulch (OF/OFnM), liquid organic fertilizer without mulch (OF/LOFnM), liquid organic fertilizer under mulch (OF/LOFuM) and liquid organic fertilizer over mulch (OF/LOFoM). Chemical fertilizer (CF) and no fertilizer (NF) were treated as controls. The solid organic fertilization base was 2.0 ton ha⁻¹, and 4.57 ton ha⁻¹ and was used for topdressing. The total amount of liquid organic fertilization was 133.2 ton ha⁻¹, which was divided into 6 applications from February through March. The OF/LOFuM and OF/LOFoM topdressings did not reduce onion height, leaf number or bulb diameter as compared to chemical fertilizer, whereas no mulch treatments made onion growth significantly poorer. Onion top weight in CF was significantly higher than that in OF groups at the peak growth stage, while there was not much difference in bulb weight between the CF and OF/LOFoM treatment. Finally, the onion marketable yield was 45.9 ton ha⁻¹ in the OF/LOFoM treatment, which exceeded that in the CF treatment by up to 1.9 ton. Furthermore, OF/LOFoM was the most effective among all the treatments in transferring the nutrients from sink to source. CF made the soil pH more acidic than OF did, and the electrical conductivity (EC) remained higher with CF than OF as well. While organic fertilizer helped to keep the NO₃-N content stable throughout the growing season, the concentration rapidly oscillated up and down according to CF fertilization. Organic fertilizer increased population number of soil microorganisms like aerobes, actinomycetes in the field.     

Root zone temperature,plant growth and yield of broccoli [Brassica oleracea (Plenck) var. italica] as affected by plastic film mulches

Plastic film mulches are often associated with increases in plant growth and yield of vegetable crops. Few studies, however, report on the effect of plastic film mulches on root zone temperature on broccoli. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of colored plastic mulches on root zone temperature and broccoli plant growth and yield Broccoli (‘Packman’) plants were grown using plastic film mulch and drip irrigation. The treatments consisted of plastic film mulch (black, blue, gray on black, red, silver on black, and white on black mulches) and bare soil. Colored plastic film mulches affected root zone temperature and the accumulation of soil degree-days. Mean daily RZT, maximal daily RZT and degree day accumulation in the soil were highest in dark-colored mulches (blue, black, red, and gray) and lowest in light-colored mulches (silver and white), while minimal daily RZT was highest in silver mulch and lowest in white mulch. Silver mulch showed the smallest diurnal fluctuations in RZT among plastic mulches, with the highest RZT during the night and among the lowest in the afternoon. Colored plastic mulches also affected broccoli plant growth and yield, although the effect of mulches was more dramatic in the spring than in the fall seasons. Broccoli yield was linearly related to both the vegetative top dry weight and root dry weight of mature plants. Broccoli yield was little affected at mean RZT of <21 °C but increased with increasing mean RZTs above 21 °C up to 25 °C. Thus, broccoli plant growth and yield responded more favorably to dark-colored mulches than to light-colored mulches, suggesting that broccoli benefited from increased soil warming. No high RZT stress effects on broccoli plant growth or yield were observed in this study. Thus, this study suggests that plastic film mulches, particularly the dark-colored mulches, may be an option for spring broccoli production in areas with cool conditions early in the spring.     

Symbiotic specificity in nodulation and nitrogen fixation between winged bean and Rhizobium

Four selections of winged bean (syn. Indies Goa bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) and 1 selection of the closely related species P. palustris were tested with 3 Rhizobium strains, in a glasshouse with simulated tropical conditions, to study their symbiotic specificities in terms of nodulation and N₂ fixation. There were highly significant differences in nodulation factors such as nodule distribution within root-zone, nodule morphology and nodule mass, and in N₂ fixation factors such as nitrogenase activity and the amount of effective nodule tissues between the plant selections, Rhizobium strains and their interactions at sixth and ninth week after seedling emergence. The strain NGR 258 was highly effective on winged bean and highly ineffective on P. palustris in terms of nodulation and N₂ fixation. The strain SRI 1 was highly ineffective and could not be used in field practice, while strain MAR 655 showed a good symbiotic association with some of the winged bean genotypes, formed a good amount of effective nodule tissues equal to that of NGR 258, but performed poorly compared to NGR 258 in terms of total nodule mass and N₂ fixation.The winged bean selection LBNC₁ was the best genotype in terms of nodulation and N₂ fixation. The symbiotic specificities observed in the host and Rhizobium combination showed that winged bean selections LBNC₁ and TPT₂ with strain NGR 258 were excellent symbiotic systems while P. palustris and NGR 258 should not be used in field practice.P. palustris could be used in hybridization programs with winged bean without the nodulation and N₂ fixation, although care should be taken in selecting the strain of Rhizobium inoculum for such lines. P. palustris was equally good as winged bean selections as a potential mulch/cover crop in terms of N₂ fixation.     

膜下滴灌条件下甜瓜田间需水规律的研究

甜瓜(CucumismeloL.)是一种重要的瓜类蔬菜作物。水分胁迫对甜瓜产量及品质会产生明显影响。对膜下滴灌条件下甜瓜田间需水规律的研究结果表明,在覆膜和滴灌的综合效应下,作物的生长与常规条件不同,土壤的水热环境以及作物需水规律发生了变化。8601甜瓜各生育阶段的蒸散量(需水量)为:苗期0.75mm/d,膨瓜期4.56mm/d,成熟期1.73mm/d;新密19甜瓜苗期0.39mm/d,膨瓜期2.29mm/d,成熟期0.69mm/d。     

Energy balance of six common landscape surfaces and the influence of surface properties on gas exchange of four containerized tree species

Gas exchange and growth of woody landscape plants is strongly affected by underlying surfaces. In urban areas, plants are subjected to energy balance characteristics of a variety of surfaces. We investigated energy balance properties of six urban surfaces: asphalt, gravel rock mulch, lava rock mulch, concrete, pine bark mulch, and turf. Each summer over a 3-year period, incoming global shortwave radiation, surface temperature, surface reflectivity (albedo), soil temperature below each surface, and soil heat flux were measured for each surface, and total incoming radiation, thermal conductivity, and longwave radiation emitted by each surface were calculated. Differences in surface properties were analyzed by regression analysis. Albedo was greatest for concrete and least for lava rock mulch, while thermal conductivity was greatest for asphalt and least for lava rock and pine bark mulches. Under maximum incoming total radiation, regression analysis indicated: soil heat flux was greatest under asphalt and concrete and least under lava rock and pine bark mulches; soil temperature below each surface was greatest for asphalt and concrete and least for pine bark mulch; surface temperature was greatest for pine bark mulch and least for turf; and longwave radiation flux of each surface was greatest for pine bark mulch and least for turf. This research revealed that more energy was conducted into the soil below asphalt and concrete, and that a greater portion of incoming radiation was prevented from entering the soil below pine bark and lava rock mulches than below other surfaces. Due to these effects, and the lack of evaporative cooling, surface temperatures were greater, and more longwave radiation was emitted from non-vegetative surfaces than from turf. In a concurrent study, we investigated if the energy balance of turf, pine bark mulch, and asphalt surfaces influenced gas exchange of four containerized tree species grown over each surface. On several occasions over a 2-year period, morning-to-evening measurements of stomatal conductance, leaf temperature, and plant water loss were made on containerized Bechtel crabapple (Malus ionensis ‘Plena’), Norway maple (Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’), globe willow (Salix matsudana ‘Navajo’) and American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis). Leaves over pine bark mulch and asphalt intercepted more longwave radiation and generally had greater leaf temperature and leaf-to-air vapor difference than leaves over turf. As a result, trees over non-vegetative surfaces generally had lower stomatal conductance and water loss than trees over turf.     

Integration of soil solarization and chemical sterilization with beneficial microorganisms for the control of white root rot and growth of nursery apple

White root rot (Dematophora necatrix (Mart.)) is a serious disease of apple (Malus domestica Borkh) in nurseries and orchards in India. In 2002 and 2003, field experiments were conducted to integrate soil solarization with native isolates of Azotobacter chrococcum and vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and observe its effect on the incidence of white root rot and growth of the saplings. Apple seeds coated with two native isolates of A. chrococcum (AZUHF₁ and AZUHF₂) were sown in plots inoculated with 4 native isolates of va-mycorrhiza, i.e. AMUHF₁ (Glomus fesiculatum), AMUHF₂ (Glomus macrocarpum), AMUHF₃ (Glomus mosseae) and AMUHF₄ (Gigaspora sp.) in 14 different combinations and these plots were solarized with transparent polyethylene mulch (25 μm thick) for 40 days in summer months. Soil solarization resulted around 9 °C higher temperature with average maximum temperature of 38–39 °C. Inoculation of saplings with AMUHF₁ isolate of va-mycorrhiza and AZUHF₁ isolate of A. chrococcum and then their planting in solarized soil was found most effective with no incidence of white root rot in comparison to 33.6–35.4% in control accompanied with 78–113% increase in shoot length and 81.6–84.3% increase in root length. Shoot and root length of the saplings was 9.6–10.6 and 9.2–16.0% higher, respectively, in solarized plots in comparison to sterilized plots.     

Evaluation of the effectiveness of soil-applied plant derivatives of Meliaceae species on nitrogen availability to peach trees

We assessed the effect of soil-applied derivatives of melia (Melia azedarach L.) and neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) on nitrogen (N) soil availability, root uptake and peach (Prunus persica L.) growth. First we evaluated the effectiveness of experimentally prepared amendments made with fresh ground melia leaves or commercial neem cake incorporated into the soil as nitrification inhibitors, then we evaluated the effect of fresh ground melia fruits and neem cake on growth and N root uptake of potted peach trees, and on soil microbial respiration. Soil-applied fresh ground melia leaves at 10 and 20 g kg⁻¹ of soil as well as commercial neem cake (10 g kg⁻¹) were ineffective in decreasing the level of mineral N after soil application of urea-N as a source of mineral N, rather they increased soil concentration of nitric N and ammonium N. The incorporation into the soil of fresh ground melia fruits (at 20 and 40 g kg⁻¹) and neem cake (at 10 and 20 g kg⁻¹) increased N concentration in leaves of GF677 peach × almond (Prunus amygdalus) hybrid rootstock alone or grafted with one-year-old variety Rome Star peach trees. An increase in microbial respiration, leaf green color and plant biomass compared to the control trees were also observed. The Meliaceae derivatives did not affect, in the short term (7 days), N root uptake efficiency, as demonstrated by the use of stable isotope ¹⁵N, rather they promoted in the long term an increase of soil N availability, N leaf concentration and plant growth.     

Cultivation of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in limed or unlimed wastewater sludge,vermicompost or inorganic amended soil

Wastewater sludge can be vermicomposted to increase its nutrient content and reduce pathogens. The effect of vermicompost wastewater sludge on soil characteristics and growth of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was compared with that of inorganic fertilizer, untreated sludge or sludge treated with lime to pH 12. Plants cultivated in vermicompost amended soil developed best while those amended with inorganic fertilizer least. Bean plants grown in the unlimed amended soil had the highest total N content of 3.97 g kg⁻¹, but only 6 active and 8 total nodules. Plants cultivated in unamended soil and added with inorganic fertilizer had >20 active and total nodules, but ≤2.12 g N kg⁻¹ dry plant. It was found that limed and unlimed sludge stimulated development of bean plants to a larger extent than those cultivated in inorganic fertilized soil or unamended soil in the greenhouse, but less than those cultivated in vermicompost amended soil.     

Investigation of biological behavior and colonization ability of Iranian indigenous phosphate solubilizing bacteria

Soil phosphorous (P) uptake mechanisms by the interaction of plants and soil microorganisms benefit plant growth with preparing agriculture inoculants. But it is influenced by soil factors. The present study was performed to identify three effective strains of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence in vitro. Bacillus lentus strain PS5, Bacillus licheniformis strain PS7 and Pseudomonas putida strain PS13 were isolated from an alkaline soil in Iran and the rhizosphere of Beta vulgaris and Solanum tuberosom. Their high root colonization ability and P solubilizing activity was detected in relation to soil physical and chemical properties influenced by environmental factors including salinity of 800 mM/L and temperature of 42 °C.