The Effect of Date Palm Genotypes on Rhizobacterial Community Structures under Saline Environments.

ABSTRACT: Some genotypes of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) are salt-tolerant; however, salinity significantly affects others. This study aimed to determine the root epiphytic bacterial contributions to the salt tolerance mechanism in the date palm and to verify if the salt-tolerant "Umsila" and the salt-susceptible "Zabad" cultivars have different bacterial communities. Therefore, the epiphytic bacterial community structures were investigated in both cultivars when grown under control and salinity conditions. The proximal soils of the roots were collected, the DNA was extracted, and a culture-independent approach using Illumina^® MiSeq™ sequence analysis was carried out to identify the changes in the bacterial community structures in the soil samples due to the changes in salin

SUBMITTER: Al-Busaidi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9687558 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature