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JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 91-99Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2018.1432770
Keywords
Aroeira do SertAo tree; Azospirillum lipoferum; semi-arid; oxidative stress; membrane damage; PGPR
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- National Council for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES - Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior)
- State of Pernambuco Research Council (FACEPE - Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencia e Pesquisa de Pernamuco)
- Pro-Rectory of Research and Postgraduate of UFRPE (Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao da UFRPE)
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This study evaluated the influence of Azospirillum lipoferum on the growth of Myracroduon urundeuva (Anacardiaceae) plants under drought stress, by means of biometric, physical-chemical and biochemical parameters. The association of A. lipoferum with the roots of the plants provided increases of 30% root length, 50% root dry weight, 34% shoot dry weight and 10% soluble protein content. The inoculated plants still maintained 5% higher leaf water potential than those not inoculated and lower membrane damage. Furthermore, the inoculated plants shown less leaf fall and dark green leaves, confirmed by maintenance of the highest levels of chlorophyl a, b and total. On the other hand, superoxide dismutase activity was significantly lower in the inoculated plants, possibly due to the induction of a non-enzymatic protective feature. In this way, the inoculation of PGPR in M.urundeuva can be an alternative for the production of plants that are more tolerant to drought stress.
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