PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are colonized bacterial species that has the capability to improve plant growth by certain direct and indirect means. Environmental factors including both biotic and abiotic stresses are among the major constraints to crop production. In the current study, the ef...
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| author | Mariam Zameer Hina Zahid Bushra Tabassum Qurban Ali Idress Ahmad Nasir Muhammad Saleem Shahid Javed Butt |
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| description | Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are colonized bacterial species that has the capability to improve plant growth by certain direct and indirect means. Environmental factors including both biotic and abiotic stresses are among the major constraints to crop production. In the current study, the effectiveness of microbial inoculation (Bacillus megaterium) for enhancing growth of tomato plants under salt stress conditions has been investigated. Significant improvement in shoot length, root length, leaf surface area, number of leaves, total weight of the shoot and root was observed in tomato plants inoculated with zm7 strain post 15 and 30 days of its application. Zm3, Zm4 and Zm6 strains improved the morphological parameters as compared to the control. Chlorophyll content a, chlorophyll content b, anthocyanin and carotenoid content was increased in tomato plants subjected to Zm7, Zm6 and Zm4 strains. Stress responsive genes; metallothionein and glutothion gene were found highly expressed in Zm7 treated tomato plants as compared to control, untreated plants. Significant correlation of anthocyanin was reported for carotenoids, chlorophyll-b, shoot weight and total weight of seedling while carotenoids were significantly correlated with leaf surface area, root length, chlorophyll-b and anthocyanin. Overall, Zm7 strain proved best for improvement in salt stressed plant’s morphological parameters and biochemical parameters as compared to control, untreated plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a32f1e848bc46ac87dbd63a961ea56c2023-02-15T16:21:29ZengTurkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP)Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2016-06-014645546310.24925/turjaf.v4i6.455-463.614328PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed EnvironmentMariam Zameer0Hina Zahid1Bushra Tabassum2Qurban Ali3Idress Ahmad Nasir4Muhammad Saleem5Shahid Javed Butt6College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, LahoreCollege of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, LahoreCentre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, LahoreCentre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, LahoreCentre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, LahoreMolecular Genetics Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab LahoreDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Sciences, University of Management and Technology, Sub-Campus SialkotPlant growth promoting rhizobacteria are colonized bacterial species that has the capability to improve plant growth by certain direct and indirect means. Environmental factors including both biotic and abiotic stresses are among the major constraints to crop production. In the current study, the effectiveness of microbial inoculation (Bacillus megaterium) for enhancing growth of tomato plants under salt stress conditions has been investigated. Significant improvement in shoot length, root length, leaf surface area, number of leaves, total weight of the shoot and root was observed in tomato plants inoculated with zm7 strain post 15 and 30 days of its application. Zm3, Zm4 and Zm6 strains improved the morphological parameters as compared to the control. Chlorophyll content a, chlorophyll content b, anthocyanin and carotenoid content was increased in tomato plants subjected to Zm7, Zm6 and Zm4 strains. Stress responsive genes; metallothionein and glutothion gene were found highly expressed in Zm7 treated tomato plants as compared to control, untreated plants. Significant correlation of anthocyanin was reported for carotenoids, chlorophyll-b, shoot weight and total weight of seedling while carotenoids were significantly correlated with leaf surface area, root length, chlorophyll-b and anthocyanin. Overall, Zm7 strain proved best for improvement in salt stressed plant’s morphological parameters and biochemical parameters as compared to control, untreated plants.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/614RhizobacteriaPGPR Bacillus megateriumGene expressionGlutathione reductaseMetallothionein |
| spellingShingle | Mariam Zameer Hina Zahid Bushra Tabassum Qurban Ali Idress Ahmad Nasir Muhammad Saleem Shahid Javed Butt PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology Rhizobacteria PGPR Bacillus megaterium Gene expression Glutathione reductase Metallothionein |
| title | PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment |
| title_full | PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment |
| title_fullStr | PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment |
| title_short | PGPR Potentially Improve Growth of Tomato Plants in Salt-Stressed Environment |
| title_sort | pgpr potentially improve growth of tomato plants in salt stressed environment |
| topic | Rhizobacteria PGPR Bacillus megaterium Gene expression Glutathione reductase Metallothionein |
| url | http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/614 |
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