Abstract
Among the types of abiotic stresses, drought is one of the most serious growth limiting factors for crop plants. In recent years, various strategies have been employed to alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress in crops, but the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is among the standout techniques. Currently, we have isolated 55 strains of bacteria from the rhizosphere of Achyranthes aspera L. and Calotropis procera (Aiton). However, AGH3, AGH5, and AGH9 produced significant (p = 0.05) amounts of plant hormones and exhibited siderophore and phosphate solubilization activities. Bioassay experiments on Waito-C rice demonstrated an enhanced growth in the presence of the isolate AGH3. Moreover, the isolate AGH3 promoted the growth of Solynum lycopersicum L. under drought stress. The results revealed that AGH3-associated S. lycopersicum plants showed significantly (p = 0.05) reduced production of abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA) as compared with the AGH3-free plants under polyethylene glycol (PEG) stress. In addition, high expressions of SlmiR 159 (from 6- to 10-fold), SlHsfA1a (from 1- to 4-fold), and SlHAKT1 (from 0.26- to 1-fold) genes were noticed in AGH3-associated S. lycopersicum plants under drought stress. From the results, it is concluded that rhizobacteria (AGH3) can be used as a pragmatic biofertilizer to ensure organic farming under normal as well as drought conditions.
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science
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