Isolation and Molecular Profiling of Halotolerant Plant Growth Promoting Rhizosphere Fungi from Salt affected Agroforestry Plantation

Author:

K Saranya Devi1ORCID,V Mohan2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. 1Department of Microbiology, Government Arts and Science College Kozhinjampara, Palakkad, Kerala, India.

2. 2Forest Protection Division, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress that adversely affects plant growth, and productivity. About 20% of irrigated lands are affected by salinity worldwide; In India, there are 6.74 million hectares of salt-affected lands. Salt-tolerant Plant Growth Promoting (PGP) microorganisms can enhance the growth of plants in such salt-stressed areas. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the diversity of beneficial fungal communities, screen for their ability to support plant growth, and evaluate the production of various essential compounds in view of plant growth in salt-stressed lands. A total of 68 fungal colonies were isolated from 5 different agroforestry plantation sites in Karur, Tamil Nadu, South India at quarterly intervals. The isolates were screened for sodium chloride (NaCl) tolerance (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% concentration). A total of 7 isolates showed considerable salt tolerance and were tested qualitatively in-vitro, for PGP traits such as phosphate, potassium, and zinc solubilization, nitrogen fixation, hydrogen cyanide production, siderophore production, and ACC deaminase production. Finally, 5 isolates with maximum values for PGP properties under 20% NaCl concentration were tested for the quantity of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) and Exo-polysaccharide (EPS) production. All 5 isolates were identified up to the species level using 18S rRNA gene sequencing. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on isolating saline-tolerant PGP Fungi (PGPF) from the rhizosphere region of Casuarina equisetifolia and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India. In the future, the bioformulation of PGPF and its application will boost the cultivation of tree saplings in this salt affected regions.

Publisher

Enviro Research Publishers

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