scholarly journals Oak (Quercus robur) Associated Endophytic Paenibacillus sp. Promotes Poplar (Populus spp.) Root Growth In Vitro

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151
Author(s):  
Dorotėja Vaitiekūnaitė ◽  
Sigutė Kuusienė ◽  
Emilija Beniušytė

Soil fertilization is necessary for high-demand crop production in agriculture and forestry. Our current dependence on chemical fertilizers has significant harmful side effects. Biofertilization using microorganisms is a sustainable way to limit the need for chemical fertilizers in various enterprises. Most plant endophytic bacteria have thus far been unstudied for their plant growth promoting potential and hence present a novel niche for new biofertilizer strains. We isolated English oak (Quercus robur) endophytic bacteria and tested them for plant growth promoting traits (PGPTs) such as nitrogen fixation, phosphate mineralization/solubilization, siderophore and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production. We also investigated the effect the selected isolate had on poplar (Populus spp.) microshoot vegetative growth parameters in vitro. In total 48 bacterial strains were isolated, attributed to Bacillus, Delftia, Paenibacillus, Pantoea and Pseudomonas genera. All the isolates displayed at least three PGPTs, with 39.6% of the isolates displaying all five (all were Pseudomonas spp.) and 18.75% displaying four. Based on relative abundance, Paenibacillus sp. isolate was selected for the poplar microshoot inoculation study. The isolate had a significant positive effect on poplar microshoot root growth and development. Two tested poplar genotypes both had increased lateral root number and density, fresh and dry root biomass. Furthermore, one genotype had increased length and number of adventitious roots as well as a decrease in fresh aboveground biomass. The root enhancement was attributed to IAA production. We propose this isolate for further studies as a potential biofertilizer.

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Charlie Ester De Fretes ◽  
Donny Widianto ◽  
Yekti Asih Purwestri ◽  
Tri Rini Nuringtyas

Application of high levels of chemical fertilizers for optimal growth of sweet sorghum causes environmental degradation. Plant growth‐promoting bacteria have biotechnological importance because they can improve the growth and health of important agronomic plants. This study aimed to isolate, characterize, and identify endophytic bacteria associated with sweet sorghum (cv. KCS105), and also to study the inoculation effects of selected isolates on sorghum growth. In this study, 35 isolates were evaluated for their ability to support plant growth. The results showed that seven isolates were diazotrophic, six were capable of dissolving phosphate, six produced IAA and could detect ACC‐deaminase activity, and three inhibited the growth of pathogenic fungi. Nine isolates exhibiting mechanisms for promoting plant growth from the Alphaproteobacteria (Devosia), Firmicutes (Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Staphylococcus), and Actinobacteria (Microbacterium, Brachybacterium) phyla were identified. In addition, the Paenibacillus sp. BB7, Bacillus sp. PIB1B, and Bacillus sp. PLB1B isolates showed increasing effects on plant growth in greenhouse tests. Endophytic bacterial isolates which display plant growth‐promoting features can potentially be employed as biofertilizer agents. They may also address environmental damage problems resulting from the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.


2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1032-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Scherling ◽  
Kristina Ulrich ◽  
Dietrich Ewald ◽  
Wolfram Weckwerth

Metabolic profiling via gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was used to investigate the influence of endophytic bacteria on shoots of in vitro-grown poplar plants free from culturable endophytic bacteria. The results demonstrate that the occurrence of an endophytic Paenibacillus strain strongly affects the composition of the plant metabolites of in vitro-grown poplars. Eleven metabolites were significantly changed between inoculated and non-inoculated poplar plants as determined by two independent experiments. Detected shifts in the primary metabolism of the poplar plants pointed to a mutualistic interaction between bacteria able to fix nitrogen and the host plant with altered nitrogen assimilation patterns. The corresponding metabolic signature comprises increased asparagine and urea levels as well as depleted sugars and organic acids of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. These observations coincide with the fact that the Paenibacillus sp. strain P22 is able to grow without nitrogen in the medium, indicating nitrogen fixation from the air also known from other Paenibacillus spp. In combination with the detected plant-growth-promoting effects of the endophyte Paenibacillus P22, a novel mutualistic interaction is observed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Anderson Emmer ◽  
João Arthur Dos Santos Oliveira ◽  
Andressa Domingos Polli ◽  
Julio Cesar Polonio ◽  
Leonardo Hamamura Alves ◽  
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Echeveria laui (Crassulaceae) is commonly commercialized due to its drought-tolerance capacity and to its rosette-shaped aesthetics. Since endophytes associated with plants from a dry or arid environment have scarcely been analyzed as yet, current research comprises the isolation of leaf endophytic bacteria from E. laui (one five-year-old and one two-year-old plants) investigating plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria which may solubilize phosphate, fix nitrogen, produce exopolysaccharides/IAA and antagonize phytopathogens. Isolation by the maceration methodology provided a colonization rate of 1.98 x109 CFU g-1 for the two-year-old plant and 1.14 x 1010 CFU g-1 for the five-year-old one. All 40 isolates evaluated showed in vitro plant growth-promoting agent’s abilities, with emphasis on EG04, ELG18, and ELP06.  The capacity of the three best bacterial isolates were evaluated under greenhouse conditions in common and black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants. Based on the sequencing of the 16S rRNA region and phylogenetic analysis, the three endophytes were identified as Pantoea sp. (ELG04 and ELG18) and Erwinia sp. (ELP06). Under greenhouse conditions, statistically significant differences were found among the plants treated with the three endophytes when compared to control plants for fresh and dry shoot, root biomass and length.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Rajat Maheshwari ◽  
Namita Bhutani ◽  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
Pooja Suneja

Abstract Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), one of the major pulse crops in India, endured extreme reduction in production due to various abiotic and biotic stresses. Endophytic bacteria residing in the nodules and roots of chickpea plants enable host in combating these stresses. Twenty one endophytic bacteria isolated from nodules and roots of chickpea were screened for multiple plant growth promoting traits like ammonia, organic acid, siderophore, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and phytohormone indole acetic acid (IAA) production. Out of these, 86% isolates produced ammonia, around 50% isolates produced organic acid, HCN and siderophore, 29% isolates produced ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) deaminase, while only 14% isolates solubilized phosphate. Interestingly, all the isolates were able to produce IAA ranging from 11.6–85.2 μg/ml, isolate CPJN 13 being the maximum IAA producer (85.5±2.33 μg/ml). Isolate CPJN13 was selected for IAA optimization studies. The yield of IAA increased up to 4 fold i.e. 331±4.96 μg/ml at optimized conditions. IAA production was also confirmed by TLC and HPLC analysis of crude IAA extract. The application of CPJN13 on chickpea seedlings resulted in significant increase in plant growth parameters. The 16S rDNA sequencing of CPJN13 revealed its similarity with Pseudomonas lini strain and submitted to NCBI with accession number MF574502. To best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of P. lini as endophyte in chickpea nodules. The results of this study imply that the endophytic P. lini has a potential role to enhance the plant growth.


2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannathul Firdous ◽  
Bhore Subhash J.

Large amounts of chemical fertilizers are being used to enhance the growth and development of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop. Chemical fertilizers are too expensive; hence, endophytic bacteria with growth promoting activity can be considered to promote the crop plant growth to minimize the usage of chemical fertilizers and to have sustainable rice cultivation. This study was undertaken to explore the potential of endophytic bacterial isolates (EBIs) which were isolated previously. The objective of this study was to evaluate 800 EBIs for auxin-like activity and its effect on early seedlings growth of rice. Surface sterilized rice seeds were treated separately with different EBIs and allowed to grow in Petriplates (containing sterile cotton) for 10 days. On the 10th day, the root length of the rice seedlings was measured and recorded to determine the auxin-like activity of EBIs. Results showed that 9 different isolates out of 800 EBIs screened to have significant effect on rice root and shoot growth when compared to control. The increase in root length was in the range of 58.30% to 81.68%, in comparison to root length of seedlings from control category. Based on the results, it was concluded that the positive root growth promoting response of rice seedlings could be due to the production of auxin-like compounds by the EBIs. These research findings could be useful in developing endophytic bacteria based formulation to enhance the growth of rice crop.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angélique Rat ◽  
Henry D. Naranjo ◽  
Nikos Krigas ◽  
Katerina Grigoriadou ◽  
Eleni Maloupa ◽  
...  

Alkannin and shikonin (A/S) are enantiomeric naphthoquinones produced in the roots of certain plants from the Boraginaceae family such as Lithospermum spp. and Alkanna spp. They possess antimicrobial, anti-tumoral and wound healing properties. The production of secondary metabolites by Alkanna tinctoria might be influenced by its endomicrobiome. To study the interaction between this medicinal plant and its bacterial endophytes, we isolated bacteria from the roots of wild growing Alkanna tinctoria collected near to Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece. Representative strains selected by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry were identified by partial 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. In total, 197 distinct phylotypes of endophytic bacteria were detected. The most abundant genera recovered were Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas, Variovorax, Bacillus, Inquilinus, Pantoea, and Stenotrophomonas. Several bacteria were then tested in vitro for their plant growth promoting activity and the production of cell-wall degrading enzymes. Strains of Pseudomonas, Pantoea, Bacillus and Inquilinus showed positive plant growth properties whereas those of Bacteroidetes and Rhizobiaceae showed pectinase and cellulase activity in vitro. In addition, bacterial responses to alkannin and shikonin were investigated through resistance assays. Gram negative bacteria were found to be resistant to the antimicrobial properties of A/S, whereas the Gram positives were sensitive. A selection of bacteria was then tested for the ability to induce A/S production in hairy roots culture of A. tinctoria. Four strains belonging to Chitinophaga sp., Allorhizobium sp., Duganella sp., and Micromonospora sp., resulted in significantly more A/S in the hairy roots than the uninoculated control. As these bacteria can produce cell-wall degrading enzymes, we hypothesize that the A/S induction may be related with the plant-bacteria interaction during colonization.


Author(s):  
Pooja Suneja ◽  
Rajat Maheshwari ◽  
Namita Bhutani

A total of 22 endophytic bacteria were isolated from roots and nodules of Vigna radiata (mungbean) obtained from Jind district, Haryana. These were characterized on the basis of plant growth promoting traits. Almost all the endophytic bacteria produced IAA with maximum production of 81.63µg/ml by isolate MJiR8. Among these, 100% root isolates and 84.6% nodule isolates resulted in in vitro root growth promotion of mungbean seedlings. All the isolates produced ammonia; eighteen (all root and nine nodule isolates) produced organic acid while only four root isolates were positive for siderophore production. The four isolates produced hydrogen cyanide and out of these only MJiR9 inhibited the growth of fungal pathogens Fusarium oxysporium and Aspergillus niger. All the endophytes were used to determine molecular diversity by ARDRA (Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis) Results revealed that the nodule isolates were more diverse, being present in separate clusters, in comparison to root isolates which were grouped together in cluster III.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Abdul Munif ◽  
Kholil Ma’ruf

Sclerotium rolfsii merupakan salah satu patogen penting pada kacang tanah yang dapat menyebabkan penyakit busuk pangkal batang. S. rolfsii dapat bertahan hidup di dalam tanah dan membentuk struktur dorman. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi bakteri endofit dari tanaman brotowali yang berpotensi sebagai agens hayati yang efektif untuk mengendalikan S. rolfsii dan mengetahui pengaruhnya pada pertumbuhan tanaman kacang tanah. Bakteri endofit diisolasi dari akar dan batang tanaman brotowali dengan metode sterilisasi permukaan. Bakteri endofit yang berhasil diisolasi dari tanaman brotowali ialah 415 isolat dan 153 isolat lolos uji keamanan hayati. Sebanyak 7 isolat bakteri endofit, yaitu BBT25, BBT90, BBT102, BBT106, BBT110, BBT130, dan BSK18 berpotensi menekan S. rolfsii. Isolat BBT106 mampu menekan pertumbuhan S. rolfsii sebesar 73% secara in vitro. Isolat BBT110 dan BSK18 mampu menekan kejadian penyakit busuk pangkal batang sebesar 58% dan 67% pada penelitian di rumah kaca. Ketujuh isolat bakteri endofit brotowali mampu meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman kacang tanah pada percobaan di rumah kaca.


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