Methylobacterium as a ubiquitous symbiont in phylloplane and its influence on crop growth at various stages. This Pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria (PPFMs) strains isolated from the phylloplane of Echinochloa frumentacea. A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Methylobacterium with combination of treatments viz., seed imbibition, soil application and phyllosphere spray in kudiraivali under dryland conditions. This treatment was imposed at 30 and 60 days after sowing. Observations on phylloplane microbial population, plant growth and yield characters were recorded to study the effect of the treatments. | Effect of phyllosphere application of Methylobacterium on growth and yield of Barnyard millet Echinochloa frumentacea Var. COKV 2
