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JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 166, Issue 6, Pages 667-674Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.08.004
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1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase; Canola (Brassica napus L.); Pseudomonas fluorescens; Pseudomonas putida; Salinity
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Salinity stress is of great importance in and and semi-arid areas of the world due to its impact in reducing crop yield. Under salinity stress, the amount of 1-aminocyctopropane-1-carboxytate (ACC), a precursor for ethylene production in plants, increases. Here, we conducted research under the hypothesis that isolated ACC deaminase-producing Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida can alleviate the stressful effects of salinity on canola (Brassica nopus L.) growth. The experiments were conducted in the Soil and Water Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. Seven experimental stages were conducted to isolate and characterize ACC deaminase-producing Pseudomonas fluorescens strains and to determine factors enhancing their growth and, consequently, their effects on the germination of canola seeds. Under salinity stress, in 14% of the isolates, ACC deaminase activity was observed, indicating that they were able to utilize ACC as the sale N-source. Bacterial strains differed in their ability to synthesize auxin and hydrogen cyanide compounds, as well as in their ACC deaminase activity. Under salinity stress, the rate of germinating seeds inoculated with the strains of ACC deaminase-producing Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida, and seedling growth was significantly higher. These results indicate the significance of soil biological
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