Mitigation of salt stress in Sorghum bicolor L. by the halotolerant endophyte Pseudomonas stutzeri ISE12.

ABSTRACT: Increasing soil salinity, exacerbated by climate change, threatens seed germination and crop growth, causing significant agricultural losses. Using bioinoculants based on halotolerant plant growth-promoting endophytes (PGPEs) in modern agriculture is the most promising and sustainable method for supporting plant growth under salt-stress conditions. Our study evaluated the efficacy of Pseudomonas stutzeri ISE12, an endophyte derived from the extreme halophyte Salicornia europaea, in enhancing the salinity tolerance of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). We hypothesized that P. stutzeri ISE12 would improve sorghum salt tolerance to salinity, with the extent of the increase in tolerance depending on the genotype's sensitivity to salt stress. Experiments were conducted fo

SUBMITTER: Rajabi Dehnavi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456471 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature