Endophytic bacilli from Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. induces plant growth and drought tolerance

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Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. (guar) is a commercially important crop known for its galactomannan content in seeds. Drought stress is a significant global concern that compromises the productivity of major legumes including guar. The endophytic microbes associated with plants play a significant role in enhancing plant growth and modulating the impact of abiotic stress(s). The present study involved the isolation of 73 endophytic bacteria from the guar seeds of drought-tolerant (RGC-1002 and RGC-1066) and sensitive (Sarada and Varsha) varieties. Based on multiple PGP attributes and drought tolerance, at 50% PEG6000 w/v, 11 efficient isolates were selected and identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Isolates belonging to ten different species of bacilli including Cytobacillus oceanisediminis, Mesobacillus fermenti, Peribacillus simplex from sensitive and Bacillus zanthoxyli, B. safensis, B. velezensis, B. altitudinis, B. licheniformis, B. tequilensis, and B. paralicheniformis isolated from tolerant varieties. A greenhouse experiment with a drought-sensitive guar variety demonstrated that inoculation of selected isolates showed comparatively better plant growth, higher relative water content (RWC), decreased carbon isotope discrimination ratio (Δ13C), increased chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanin, and proline content, decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) and modulated defense enzymes as compared to their uninoculated controls. Tolerant variety isolates B. tequilensis NBRI14G and B. safensis NBRI10R showed the most promising results in improving plant growth and also drought stress tolerance in guar plants. This study represents for the first time that seed endophytic bacterial strains from guar can be utilized to develop the formulation for improving the productivity of guar under drought-stress conditions.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - (2024) vom: 12. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Umrao, Vaishali [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Sushma [VerfasserIn]
Semwal, Pradeep [VerfasserIn]
Misra, Sankalp [VerfasserIn]
Mishra, Shashank Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Chauhan, Puneet Singh [VerfasserIn]
Shirke, Pramod Arvind [VerfasserIn]

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Defense enzymes
Drought stress
Endophytes
Guar
Journal Article
Physiology

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Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s10123-024-00499-6

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NLM369624300