POTENTIAL MACROALGAE BACTERIA FOR “PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION

Abstract

Macroalgae plays an important function for marine environment. Algal bacteria degrade algal polysaccharides, like fucoidan and alginate. Plant growth promotion (PGP) through plant growth promoting bacteria is a well-known observable fact and the growth enhancement due to certain behaviour of bacteria. These types of bacteria also gave beneficiary effect on pest, another toxic organ- ism. PGP bacteria are a good alter native of chemical fertilizer by increasing the soil fertility.