Assessment of culturable microbial diversity associated with Arnebia euchroma: A critically endangered plant growing in trans-himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India

This paper presents a pioneer study on the microbial diversity associated with the rhizosphere of Arnebia euchroma, considering the medicinal importance and critically endangered status of this taxon. Rhizospheric soil samples of Arnebia euchroma were collected from two villages namely Nako and Chango in Kinnaur and one i.e. Gue in Lahaul & Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh.