Bacterial seed endophytes promote barley growth and inhibits Fusarium graminearum in vitro.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Seeds host microbes that function in plant growth and phytopathogen resistance. The aim of the work was to investigate total bacterial community in malting barley seeds and whether their bacterial seed endophytes have dual functional roles in plant growth-promotion and inhibition of Fusarium graminearum, the causative agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in barley. We used culture dependent and culture independent methods.

Results

Phylogenetic classification of seed endophytic bacteria based on sequencing data identified B. subtilis, B. licheniformis and B. pumilis as predominant subgroups. Location driven divergence in bacterial endophytic communities was evident based on a clear separation of the samples from Crookston and other location samples. The bio-primed s

SUBMITTER: Ajayi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451136 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature