Diverse plant promoting bacterial species differentially improve tomato plant fitness under water stress.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Food crops are increasingly susceptible to the challenging impacts of climate change, encompassing both abiotic and biotic stresses, that cause yield losses. Root-associated microorganisms, including plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), can improve plant growth as well as plant tolerance to environmental stresses. The aims of this work were to characterize bacteria isolated from soil and roots of tomato plants grown in open field.

Methods

Biochemical and molecular analyses were used to evaluate the PGP potential of the considered strains on tomato plants in controlled conditions, also assessing their effects under a water deficit condition. The isolated strains were classified by 16S gene sequencing and exhibited typical features of PGPB, such as the release

SUBMITTER: Zampieri E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10706133 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature