Increased Drought Stress Tolerance in Maize Seeds by <i>Bacillus paralicheniformis</i> Halotolerant Endophytes Isolated from <i>Avicennia germinans</i>.

ABSTRACT: Avicennia germinans, a representative of the marine coastal mangrove ecosystem, vital in the Colombian Caribbean, harbors a unique microbial diversity that could contain microorganisms with the potential to promote plant growth of agricultural species such as maize. The objective of this research was to evaluate A. germinans endophytes at different sampling sites and in diverse plant organs in order to identify the growth-promoting role of the most sodium chloride-tolerant endophyte found. These were then inoculated in maize seeds under drought stress conditions simulated by polyethylene glycol (PEG) in vitro. To this end, samples of adult A. germinans plants were collected from four mangrove ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean. Several isolates were ab

SUBMITTER: Duran-Sequeda DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12788130 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature