Isolation, characterization and screening of PGPR capable of providing relief in salinity stress

Authors : Hina JAVED, Aneela RİAZ, Amjad QURESHİ, Komal JAVED, Fakhir MUJEEB, Fraza IJAZ, Muhammad Saleem AKHTAR, M Asif ALİ, Rehman GUL, Muhammad AFTAB

Pages : 85-91

Doi:10.18393/ejss.650546

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Publication Date : 2020-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Environmental stresses such as drought, temperature, salinity, air pollution, heavy metals, pesticides, and soil pH are major limiting factors in crop production because they affect almost all plant functions. Soil salinization is a serious stress condition causing major problem for crop productivity. To combat this salinity stress, Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PGPR); is considered as innovative, effective and ecofriendly approach. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PGPR); have various direct and indirect mechanisms which can be correlated with their ability to form biofilms, chemotaxis, and the production of exopolysaccharide, indole-3-acetic acids insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IAA); and aminocyclopropane-1- carboxylate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ACC); deaminase Investigations on the interaction of PGPR with other microbes and their effect on the physiological response of crop plants under different soil salinity regimes are still at an incipient stage. An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of PGPR on lowering down the salt stress. Treatments were control insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 1 );, Salt tolerant isolate KH-1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 2 );, Salt tolerant isolate KH-2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 3 );, Salt tolerant isolate KH-3 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 4 );, PGPR-I insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pseudimonas); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 5 );, PGPR-II insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Azotobacter); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(T 6 );. Rice was sown under saline conditions at Soil Salinity Research Institute, Pindi Bhattian. With the inoculation of salt tolerant PGPR, plant growth and yield was improved. Result showed significant increase in plant height, biomass and yield over control. Inoculation of salt tolerant isolate KH-2 produced maximum grain yield in rice insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4267 kg/ha); followed by PGPR-II and it was statistically significant from all other treatments along with control. It is concluded that with the application of salt tolerant isolate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(KH-2);, there is significant increase in rice production.
Keywords : PGPR, abiotic stresses, Azotobacter, Pseudomonas, auxin production

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