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2023
Role of Bacillus spp. plant growth promoting properties in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Role of Bacillus spp. plant growth promoting properties in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.)
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The ability of microorganisms to promote plant growth and mitigate abiotic and biotic stresses makes them an interesting tool for sustainable agriculture. Numerous studies aim to identify new, promising bacteria isolates. Traditional culture-based methods, which focus on selecting microorganisms with plant-growth-promoting traits, such as hormone production, nutrient solubilization, and antifungal properties, are widely used. This study aims to investigate the role of plant-growth-promoting properties in bacteria-mediated stress mitigation and the suitability of traditional culture-based methods as a screening tool for the identification of beneficial bacteria. To this end, we tested three endophytic Bacillus isolates, which have previously been shown to affect tolerance against iron toxicity in lowland rice, (a) for their effect on the resistance against brown spot disease, and (b) for plant-growth-promoting traits using common culture-based methods. Both B. pumilus isolates inhibited fungal growth in vitro and reduced brown spot disease in two of three rice cultivars in planta, although they tested negative for all plant-growth-promoting traits. While B. megaterium was negative for ACC deaminase activity and nutrient solubilization, it exhibited auxin production. Nevertheless, B. megaterium did not suppress brown spot disease in any of the three rice cultivars. This study shows that bacteria do not necessarily have to possess classical plant-growth-promoting properties in order to be beneficial to plants, and it emphasizes the limitation of common culture-based methods in effectively identifying beneficial bacteria. Moreover, our results highlight the significance of the interaction between bacteria and plant cultivars in determining the beneficial effects of Bacillus spp. on plants under biotic or abiotic stresses.
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Microorganisms, 11 (2023), 9, 2327.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11092327.
ISSN: 2076-2607
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@article{Weinand2023,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16200},
doi = {10.3390/microorganisms11092327},
author = {Weinand, Tanja and El-Hasan, Abbas and Asch, Folkard et al.},
title = {Role of Bacillus spp. plant growth promoting properties in mitigating biotic and abiotic stresses in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.)},
journal = {Microorganisms},
year = {2023},
volume = {11},
number = {9},
}