retardant from triazole group paclobutrazol (PBZ; C 15 H 20 ClN 3 O mol. wt. 293.79 g mol−
1) in a batch experiment. A gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium T7 was isolated from PBZ
applied agricultural field by enrichment technique and characterized as Pseudomonas
putida strain T7. Strain was tested for PBZ biodegradation and plant growth-promoting
characteristics. Results revealed that strain T7 utilizes PBZ as a carbon and energy source …