Novel Bacillus and Prestia isolates from Dwarf century plant enhance crop yield and salinity tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Soil salinity is a major environmental stressor impacting global food production. Staple crops like wheat experience significant yield losses in saline environments. Bioprospecting for beneficial microbes associated with stress-resistant plants offers a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture. We isolated two novel endophytic bacteria, Bacillus cereus (ADJ1) and Priestia aryabhattai (ADJ6), from Agave desmettiana Jacobi. Both strains displayed potent plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits, such as producing high amounts of indole-3-acetic acid (9.46, 10.00 µgml^-1), ammonia (64.67, 108.97 µmol ml^-1), zinc solubilization (Index of 3.33, 4.22, respectively), ACC deaminase production and biofilm formation. ADJ6 additionally showed inorganic phosphate solubilization (P

SUBMITTER: Dhar SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199671 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature