Improved salt tolerance of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. contributed by Pseudomonas sp. strain M30-35.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can promote plant growth and enhance plant tolerance to salt stress. Pseudomonas sp. strain M30-35 might confer abiotic stress tolerance to its host plants. We evaluated the effects of M30-35 inoculation on the growth and metabolite accumulation of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. during salt stress growth conditions.

Methods

The effects of M30-35 on the growth of C. quinoa seedlings were tested under salt stress. Seedling growth parameters measured included chlorophyll content, root activity, levels of plant- phosphorus (P), and saponin content.

Results

M30-35 increased biomass production and root activity compared to non-inoculated plants fertilized with rhizobia and plants grown under severe salt

SUBMITTER: Cai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811290 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature