Mine tailings sites have caused severe damage to the ecosystems through production of a large amount of heavy metals. Ecological remediation of metal polluted sites by means of plants and microbes has received much attention around the world. Phytoremediation of metal contaminated sites in association with phosphate-solubilizing bacteria is considered to be a suitable option for overcoming the metal stress on the environment. The aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize phosphate solubilizing bacteria from rhizospheric soil of plants growing in tailing dam of Zawar mines, Udaipur and to determine their zinc tolerance ability. |
