Screening of sunflower associated bacteria as biocontrol agents for plant growth promotion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Bashir ◽  
Atia Iqbal ◽  
Shahida Hasnain ◽  
James Francis White
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Biocontrol Agents ◽  
Associated Bacteria

scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of Nodule-AssociatedExiguobacterium sp. from the Root Nodules ofFenugreek(Trigonella foenum-graecum) and Their Possible Role in Plant Growth Promotion

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetha Rajendran ◽  
Maheshwari H. Patel ◽  
Sanket J. Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Root Nodules ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Associated Bacteria ◽  
Trigonella Foenum Graecum ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Root And Shoot Length

One of the ways to increase the competitive survivability of rhizobial biofertilizers and thus achieve better plant growth under such conditions is by modifying the rhizospheric environment or community by addition of nonrhizobial nodule-associated bacteria (NAB) that cause better nodulation and plant growth when coinoculated with rhizobia. A study was performed to investigate the most commonly associated nodule-associated bacteria and the rhizospheric microorganisms associated with theFenugreek(Trigonella foenum-graecum) plant. Isolation of nonrhizobial isolates from root nodules ofFenugreekwas carried out along with the rhizospheric isolates. About 64.7% isolates obtained fromFenugreeknodules were gram-negative coccobacilli, 29.41% were gram-positive bacilli, and all rhizospheric isolates except one were gram-positive bacilli. All the isolates were characterized for their plant growth promoting (PGP) activities. Two of the NAB isolates M2N2c and B1N2b (Exiguobacterium sp.) showed maximum positive PGP features. Those NAB isolates when coinoculated with rhizobial strain—S. meliloti, showed plant growth promotion with respect to increase in plant’s root and shoot length, chlorophyll content, nodulation efficiency, and nodule dry weight.

scholarly journals Diversity, Phylogeny and Plant Growth Promotion Traits of Nodule Associated Bacteria Isolated from Lotus parviflorus

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Soares ◽  
Jesús Trejo ◽  
Maria J. Lorite ◽  
Etelvina Figueira ◽  
Juan Sanjuán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Root Nodules ◽  
Nifh Gene ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Lytic Enzymes ◽  
Taxonomic Assignment ◽  
Pgp Traits ◽  
Associated Bacteria

Lotus spp. are widely used as a forage to improve pastures, and inoculation with elite rhizobial strains is a common practice in many countries. However, only a few Lotus species have been studied in the context of plant-rhizobia interactions. In this study, forty highly diverse bacterial strains were isolated from root nodules of wild Lotus parviflorus plants growing in two field locations in Portugal. However, only 10% of these isolates could nodulate one or more legume hosts tested, whereas 90% were thought to be opportunistic nodule associated bacteria. Phylogenetic studies place the nodulating isolates within the Bradyrhizobium genus, which is closely related to B. canariense and other Bradyrhizobium sp. strains isolated from genistoid legumes and Ornithopus spp. Symbiotic nodC and nifH gene phylogenies were fully consistent with the taxonomic assignment and host range. The non-nodulating bacteria isolated were alpha- (Rhizobium/Agrobacterium), beta- (Massilia) and gamma-proteobacteria (Pseudomonas, Lysobacter, Luteibacter, Stenotrophomonas and Rahnella), as well as some bacteroidetes from genera Sphingobacterium and Mucilaginibacter. Some of these nodule-associated bacteria expressed plant growth promotion (PGP) traits, such as production of lytic enzymes, antagonistic activity against phytopathogens, phosphate solubilization, or siderophore production. This argues for a potential beneficial role of these L. parviflorus nodule-associated bacteria.

scholarly journals Annual ryegrass-associated bacteria with potential for plant growth promotion

2014 ◽  
Vol 169 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 768-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nádia Castanheira ◽  
Ana Catarina Dourado ◽  
Paula Isabel Alves ◽  
Alícia Maria Cortés-Pallero ◽  
Ana Isabel Delgado-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Annual Ryegrass ◽  
Associated Bacteria

scholarly journals Epiphytic and endophytic bacteria that promote growth of ethnomedicinal plants in the subtropical forests of Meghalaya, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenella Mary War Nongkhla ◽  
S. R. Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Growth Promoters ◽  
Associated Bacteria ◽  
Subtropical Forests ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Sacred Forests

<p>The present study was aimed to investigate the endophytic and epiphytic bacteria associated with selected ethnomedicinal plants from the pristine subtropical forests of Meghalaya and analyse them for plant growth promotion and antagonistic ability. This study is an attempt to explore plant associated bacteria which are beneficial to host plants, and thus aid in the conservation of ethnomedicinal plants of the studied subtropical forests, which are dwindling due to exploitation. The plant growth promotion parameters like indole acetic acid (IAA) production, mineral phosphate solubilisation, acid phosphatase activity, presence of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase (ACC) gene, nitrogen fixation, cellulose digestion, chitin and pectin were screened among the isolates. The study revealed significant differences in bacterial population not only between the epiphytic and endophytic microhabitats, but also amongst the host plants. Out of the 70 isolated plant associated bacteria, <em>Bacillus </em>sp<em>., Serratia </em>sp<em>., </em><em>Pseudomonas </em>sp<em>.</em><em>, Pantoea </em>sp., and <em>Lysinibacillus</em> sp. showed potent plant growth promotion properties<em>. Bacillus siamensis </em>C53 and <em>B. subtilis </em>cenB showed significant antagonistic activity against the tested pathogens. This study indicated the isolates inhabiting the plants prevalent in the subtropical sacred forests that could be explored for use as plant growth promoters while practising the cultivation and conservation of ethnomedicinal plants.</p>

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequences of Pseudomonas fluorescens Strains SF39a and SF4c, Potential Plant Growth Promotion and Biocontrol Agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey K. Ly ◽  
Grace E. Underwood ◽  
Lucy M. McCully ◽  
Adam S. Bitzer ◽  
Agustina Godino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Pseudomonas Fluorescens ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Biocontrol Agents ◽  
Genome Sequences

scholarly journals Genetic Potential of the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas brassicacearum (Formerly P. trivialis) 3Re2-7 Unraveled by Genome Sequencing and Mining, Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Nelkner ◽  
Gonzalo Torres Tejerizo ◽  
Julia Hassa ◽  
Timo Wentong Lin ◽  
Julian Witte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Genomics ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Growth Promotion ◽  
Growth Promotion ◽  
Genome Mining ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Disease Suppression ◽  
Biocontrol Agents ◽  
Circular Chromosome ◽  
Pseudomonas Brassicacearum

The genus Pseudomonas comprises many known plant-associated microbes with plant growth promotion and disease suppression properties. Genome-based studies allow the prediction of the underlying mechanisms using genome mining tools and the analysis of the genes unique for a strain by implementing comparative genomics. Here, we provide the genome sequence of the strain Pseudomonas brassicacearum 3Re2-7, formerly known as P. trivialis and P. reactans, elucidate its revised taxonomic classification, experimentally verify the gene predictions by transcriptome sequencing, describe its genetic biocontrol potential and contextualize it to other known Pseudomonas biocontrol agents. The P. brassicacearum 3Re2-7 genome comprises a circular chromosome with a size of 6,738,544 bp and a GC-content of 60.83%. 6267 genes were annotated, of which 6113 were shown to be transcribed in rich medium and/or in the presence of Rhizoctonia solani. Genome mining identified genes related to biocontrol traits such as secondary metabolite and siderophore biosynthesis, plant growth promotion, inorganic phosphate solubilization, biosynthesis of lipo- and exopolysaccharides, exoproteases, volatiles and detoxification. Core genome analysis revealed, that the 3Re2-7 genome exhibits a high collinearity with the representative genome for the species, P. brassicacearum subsp. brassicacearum NFM421. Comparative genomics allowed the identification of 105 specific genes and revealed gene clusters that might encode specialized biocontrol mechanisms of strain 3Re2-7. Moreover, we captured the transcriptome of P. brassicacearum 3Re2-7, confirming the transcription of the predicted biocontrol-related genes. The gene clusters coding for 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (phlABCDEFGH) and hydrogen cyanide (hcnABC) were shown to be highly transcribed. Further genes predicted to encode putative alginate production enzymes, a pyrroloquinoline quinone precursor peptide PqqA and a matrixin family metalloprotease were also found to be highly transcribed. With this study, we provide a basis to further characterize the mechanisms for biocontrol in Pseudomonas species, towards a sustainable and safe application of P. brassicacearum biocontrol agents.

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