Pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) application through soil inoculation enhanced growth, biomass production and nutrient uptake of pomegranate. Further evaluation of microbial inoculants viz. Gluconaetobacter diazotrophicus, Pseudomonas striata, Trichoderma viride, P. fluorescens, Azospirillum brasilense, pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) isolated from pomegranate and cotton indicated that inoculation with T. viride recorded highest content of available N, P and DTPA extractable Zn content of the soil. This was followed by A. brasilense and G. diazotrophicus...