Endophytic Alkalotolerant Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Render Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth Under Alkaline Stress

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This study investigates the role of bacterial endophytes from extreme alkaline environments in alleviating alkaline stress and plant development. Stressful environmental factors, such as soil acidity and alkalinity/sodicity, frequently affect plant development. In the present study, alkaline-tolerant endophytic strains were isolated from three plant species Saccharum munja, Calotropis procera, and Chenopodium album, and 15 out of the total of 48 isolates were selected for further examination of their abiotic stress tolerance. Molecular analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed strains from Enterobacter, Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Bacillus, Lysinibacillus, and Mammaliicoccus genera. Out of 15 isolates based on their quantitative PGP traits and abiotic stress tolerance, 6 were finally selected for greenhouse experiments. Under alkaline conditions, results demonstrated that the strains from the genera Enterobacter, Bacillus, Stenotrophomonas, and Lysinibacillus had beneficial effects on maize growth. These findings suggest that using a combination of bacteria with multiple plant growth-promoting attributes could be a sustainable approach to enhance agricultural yield, even in a challenging alkaline environment. The study concludes that the application of bacterial endophytes from plants growing in extremely alkaline environments might provide other plants with similar stress-tolerance abilities. The outcome of the study provides a basis for future exploration of the mechanisms underlying endophyte-induced stress tolerance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

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Current microbiology - 81(2023), 1 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 43

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kar, Srishti [VerfasserIn]
Mishra, Shashank Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Misra, Sankalp [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Renuka [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Susheel [VerfasserIn]
Chauhan, Puneet Singh [VerfasserIn]

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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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Date Completed 21.12.2023

Date Revised 10.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00284-023-03557-w

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NLM366080679