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Jha, B.* ; Gontia, I.* ; Hartmann, A.

The roots of the halophyte Salicornia brachiata are a source of new halotolerant diazotrophic bacteria with plant growth-promoting potential.

Plant Soil 356, 265-277 (2012)
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Soil salinity is the major cause limiting plant productivity worldwide. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria were enriched and characterised from roots of Salicornia brachiata, an extreme halophyte which has substantial economic value as a bioresource of diverse and valuable products. Nitrogen-free semisolid NFb medium with malate as carbon source and up to 4% NaCl were used for enrichment and isolation of diazotrophic bacteria. The isolates were tested for plant growth-promoting traits and 16S rRNA, nifH and acdS genes were analysed. For selected strains, plant growth-promoting activities were tested in axenically grown Salicornia seedlings at different NaCl concentrations (0–0.5M). New halotolerant diazotrophic bacteria were isolated from roots of S. brachiata. The isolates were identified as Brachybacterium saurashtrense sp. nov., Zhihengliuella sp., Brevibacterium casei, Haererehalobacter sp., Halomonas sp., Vibrio sp., Cronobacter sakazakii, Pseudomonas spp., Rhizobium radiobacter, and Mesorhizobium sp. Nitrogen fixation as well as plant growth-promoting traits such as indole acetic acid (IAA) production, phosphate solubilisation, and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase activity were demonstrated. For Brachybacterium saurashtrense and Pseudomonas sp., significant plant growth-promoting activities were observed in Salicornia in salt stress conditions. Salicornia brachiata is a useful source of new halotolerant diazotrophic bacteria with plant growth-promoting potential.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase; Acetylene reduction; Halotolerant; IAA production; Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); Salicornia
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Publication Year 2012
Prepublished in Year 2011
HGF-reported in Year 2011
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0032-079X
e-ISSN 1573-5036
Journal Plant and Soil
Quellenangaben Volume: 356, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 265-277 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Springer
Publishing Place Dordrecht
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
POF-Topic(s) 20402 - Sustainable Plant Production
Research field(s) Environmental Sciences
PSP Element(s) G-504600-001
Scopus ID 84862681249
Erfassungsdatum 2011-12-01