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Home/Current Affairs/Pantoea Tagorei: A bacteria helping plant growth named after Rabindranath Tagore

Pantoea Tagorei: A bacteria helping plant growth named after Rabindranath Tagore

23 Dec 2023

Context: New species of bacteria discovered by Visva- Bharati researchers being named after Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore as “Pantoea Tagorei”.

Pantoea Tagorei: New Species Of Bacteria 

  • The research was conducted on soil samples from the  Jharia coal mines. 
  • Published:  In the Indian Journal of Microbiology.
  • It is for the first time that any living organism is named after Rabindranath Tagore.

About Pantoea Tagorei

  • Analysis on the samples suggest discovery of  a new species of bacteria.
  • Characteristics: The bacteria solubilizes potassium and phosphorus and replenishes nitrogen exhibiting properties of aiding in enhanced plant growth.
  • Field analysis: The bacteria has been introduced  to farmers in and around the coal mines and they have  expressed satisfaction with the positive results.
  • Application:
    •  A significant stride toward fostering environmentally friendly and sustainable  agricultural methods.
    • Can help revive degraded lands.
    • Promote organic farming.

About Rabindranath Tagore

  • About:  Born in 1861 to Devendranath Tagore, he was a poet, short-story writer, music composer, playwright, novelist, and a painter. 
  • Honours:
    •  He was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but  resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.
    • Won India its first Nobel Price in literature for his collection of poems “Gitanjali”
  • Notable works: 
    • Poems:  Sonar Tari (1894), Gitanjali (1910) , Gitimalya (1914)
    • Plays:   Dakghar (1912), Achalayatan , Muktadhara (1922)
    • short stories and  novels: among them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) , and Yogayog (1929)
  • He also started an experimental school (now Visva Bharati university) at Shantiniketan (accorded world Heritage Site status by Unesco) where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education.

 

Also Read: New Marine Amphipod Species Found In Chilika Lake

News Source: The Economic Times

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