Rhizosphere-dwelling halophilic archaea: a potential candidate for alleviating salinity-associated stress in agriculture.

ABSTRACT: Salinity is a serious environmental factor that impedes crop growth and drastically reduces yield. This study aimed to investigate the potential of halophilic archaea isolated from the Rann of Kutch to alleviate the negative impact of salinity on crop growth and yield. The halophilic archaea, which demonstrated high tolerance to salinity levels up to 4.5 M, were evaluated for their ability to promote plant growth in both salt-tolerant and salt-susceptible wheat cultivars. Our assessment focused on their capacity to solubilize essential nutrients, including phosphorus (14-61 mg L^-1), potassium (37-78 mg L^-1), and zinc (8-17 mg L^-1), as well as their production of the phytohormone IAA (17.30 to 49.3 μg ml^-1). To conduct the experiments, five wheat

SUBMITTER: Naitam MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410454 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature