Keeping in view the scare knowledge of the composition of bacterial diversity associated with roots of wheat, the present study was undertaken to explore its diversity & investigate their role in plant growth promotion. Present study revels, the diversity of bacterial isolates from soils under wheat cultivation in districts of Solan of Himachal Pradesh. Phenotypic and physiological characteristics of the PGPR isolates were record to categorize and identify the bacteria. | Diversity and characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria associated with wheat (Triticum aestivum) rhizosphere in north-western Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh in India