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Nutrients and host attributes modulate the abundance and functional traits of phyllosphere microbiome in rice

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MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 204, Issue -, Pages 55-64

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ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.07.007

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Culturable communities; Leaf nutrients; Plant growth promotion; Rice; Soil nutrients

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  1. Division of Microbiology, and Division of Agronomy, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
  2. ICAR-Network Project Application of Microorganisms in Agricultural and Allied Sectors (AIVIAAS)
  3. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi
  4. ICAR Extra Mural Research Project

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The abundance of phyllosphere bacterial communities of seven genotypes of rice ADT- 38, ADT-43, CR-1009, PB1, PS-5, P-44, and PB-1509 was investigated, in relation to nutrient dynamics of rhizosphere and leaves. P-44 genotype recorded highest pigment accumulation, while genotypes CR-1009 and P-44 exhibited most number of different bacterial morphotypes, Colony forming units in two media (Nutrient agar and R2A) varied significantly and ranged from 10(6)-10(7) per g plant tissues. Among the selected 60 distinct morphotypes, IAA and siderophore producers were the dominant functional types. Biocontrol activity against Drechslera oryzae was shown by 38 isolates, while 17 and 9 isolates were potent against Rhizoctonia solani and Magnaporthe oryzae respectively. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) illustrated the significant effects of selected soil and leaf nutrients of seven rice varieties on the culturable phyllospheric population (log CFU), particularly in the R2A medium. Eigen values revealed that 83% of the variance observed could be assigned to Leaf-Fe, Leaf-Mn, chlorophyll b and soil organic carbon (OC). Quantitative PCR analyses of abundance of bacteria, cyanobacteria and archaebacteria revealed a host-specific response, with CR-1009 showing highest number of 16S rRNA copies of bacterial members, while both P-44 and PS-5 had higher cyanobacterial abundance, but lowest number of those belonging to archaebacteria. Nutritional aspects of leaf and soil influenced the abundance of bacteria and their functional attributes; this is of interest for enhancing the efficacy of foliar inoculants, thereby, improving plant growth and disease tolerance.

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