Pantoea Tagorei

28-12-2023 

Pantoea Tagorei

Why In the news?

Recently, Scientists discovered a plant growth-promoting bacteria, Pantoea Tagorei.

Key Points

• It was named after Rabindranath Tagore.
• “This is a plant growth promoting bacteria which will prove to be a game-changer in agriculture.

• It has shown immense capability to boost the cultivation of paddy, pea and chilli.

About Pantoea Tagorei:-

• It was discovered from soil samples collected in the Jharia coal mines.
• The bacteria has unique properties beneficial for plant growth. (Disease Surveillance System)
• It solubilizes potassium and phosphorus and replenishes nitrogen exhibiting properties of aiding in enhanced plant growth.
• The bacteria has been introduced to farmers in and around the coal mines and they have  expressed satisfaction with the positive results.
• The bacteria will reduce the usage of commercial fertilisers and eventually help to cut costs for agriculture and boost crop yield.

 Uses:-

• A significant stride toward fostering environmentally friendly and sustainable  agricultural methods.
• Can help revive degraded lands.
• Promote organic farming.

Key facts about Rabindranath Tagore:

• He was a world-renowned poet, litterateur, philosopher and Asia’s first Nobel laureate.
• He was born in Kolkata on May 7, 1861.
• He was popularly known as Bard of Bengal,and
• He introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit.
• He was highly influential in introducing Indian culture to the West and vice versa.
• Awards: In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature
• He was awarded a knighthood in 1915, but he repudiated it in 1919 as a protest against the Amritsar (Jallianwala Bagh) Massacre.
• Visva Bharati University, which was known as Shantiniketan founded by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Rabindranath Tagore wrote India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.
• Tagore’s most notable work of poetry is Gitanjali: Song Offerings, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

                                     Source:Indian Express