Phosphate Solubilizing Rhizobacteria Could Have a Stronger Influence on Wheat Root Traits and Aboveground Physiology Than Rhizosphere P Solubilization.

ABSTRACT: Limited P availability in several agricultural areas is one of the key challenges facing current agriculture. Exploiting P-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) has been an emerging bio-solution for a higher rhizosphere P-availability, meanwhile the above- and below-ground interactions that PSB would trigger remain unclear over plant growing stages. We hypothesized that PSB effects on plant growth may be greater on root traits that positively links with aboveground physiology more than the commonly believed rhizosphere P bio-solubilization. In this study, five contrasting PSB (Pseudomonas spp.) isolates (low "PSB₁", moderate "PSB₂ and PSB₄" and high "PSB₃ and PSB₅" P-solubilizing capacity "PSC") were used to investigate above- and below-g

SUBMITTER: Elhaissoufi W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381288 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature