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MICROORGANISMS
卷 9, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040870
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combined abiotic stress; plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB); endophytes; diazotrophs; nifH gene; N fixation
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- European Union [722642]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [722642] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
The study showed that inoculation with G. diazotrophicus increased plant biomass, chlorophyll content, plant nitrogen uptake, and water use efficiency in maize plants. Under moderate stress, there was a general increase in the copy numbers of G. diazotrophicus and an increase in the abundance of genes involved in nitrogen fixation (nifH). However, severe stress negatively affected the endophytic colonization of bacteria.
Plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria, which can fix nitrogen, plays a vital role in plant growth promotion. Previous authors have evaluated the effect of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus Pal5 inoculation on plants subjected to different sources of abiotic stress on an individual basis. The present study aimed to appraise the effect of G. diazotrophicus inoculation on the amelioration of the individual and combined effects of drought and nitrogen stress in maize plants (Zea mays L.). A pot experiment was conducted whereby treatments consisted of maize plants cultivated under drought stress, in soil with a low nitrogen concentration and these two stress sources combined, with and without G. diazotrophicus seed inoculation. The inoculated plants showed increased plant biomass, chlorophyll content, plant nitrogen uptake, and water use efficiency. A general increase in copy numbers of G. diazotrophicus, based on 16S rRNA gene quantification, was detected under combined moderate stress, in addition to an increase in the abundance of genes involved in N fixation (nifH). Endophytic colonization of bacteria was negatively affected by severe stress treatments. Overall, G. diazotrophicus Pal5 can be considered as an effective tool to increase maize crop production under drought conditions with low application of nitrogen fertilizer.
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