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ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
Volume 64, Issue 4, Pages 574-587Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2017.1362105
Keywords
Drought tolerant rhizobacteria; field capacity; indole-3-acetic acid; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; plant-bacterial interactions; crop biofertilization
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- Russian Science Foundation [17-16-00001] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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Drought tolerant rhizobacteria of the genus Bacillus, Enterobacter, Moraxella and Pseudomonas colonizing the root system of Acacia arabica were isolated to mitigate the drought stress of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In vitro auxin production by rhizobacteria was quantified by Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC). Analysis of the crude extracts detected the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), indole-3-carboxylic acid (ICA) and indole-3-lactic acid (ILA). Highest IAA production of 25.9 mu g ml(-1) was observed for Bacillus amyloliquefaciens S-134. Pot trials were conducted to evaluate the role of rhizobacteria to enhance the growth of wheat at different water regimes. At highest water stress i.e. 10% field capacity (FC), significant improvement of shoot length was observed with B. amyloliquefaciens S-134. For yield parameters, B. muralis D-5 and E. aerogenes S-10 recorded 34% and 1 fold increases for spike length and seed weight, over respective control at 10% FC. Mixed culture combinations of M-2 (B. thuringiensis S-26, D-2, B. amyloliquefaciens S-134, B. simplex D-11) and M-3 (M. pluranimalium S-29, B. simplex D-1, B. muralis D-5, P. stutzeri S-80) showed significant improvement for tillers and number of spikelets. In conclusion, application of the drought tolerant rhizobacteria can help to overcome productivity losses in drought prone areas.
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