Assessment of halotolerant bacterial and fungal consortia for augmentation of wheat in saline soils.

ABSTRACT: Adaptations of green technologies to counter abiotic stress, including salinity for crops like wheat by using halotolerant microbes, is a promising approach. The current study investigated 17 salt-affected agroecological zones from the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan to explore the potential of indigenous microbial flora, with their multiple biochemical characteristics in addition to plant growth promoting (PGP) traits, for enhanced wheat production in saline areas. Initially, 297 isolated pure bacterial colonies were screened for salt tolerance, biochemical, and PGP traits. Three bacterial strains belonging to Pantoea spp. and Erwinia rhaphontici with possession of multiple characteristics were selected for the development of the halotolerant bacterial consortium. Ino

SUBMITTER: Marghoob MU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10347533 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature