biostudies-literatureUnknown9Khan NThe present study was aimed to isolate and characterize plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from the rhizosphere of rainfed area (Karak) in Pakistan. The influence of isolated rhizobacteria, in association with salicylic acid (SA), physiological attributes, drought tolerance potential, and phytoremediation in drought-stressed sunflower exposed was investigated. The isolated bacteria were named P1 and P2 and characterized on the basis of colony morphology and biochemical traits. Both PGPR P1 and P2 were identified on the basis of <i>16S-rRNA</i> gene sequencing as <i>Planomicrobium chinense</i> strain P1 (Accession No. MF616408) and <i>Bacillus cereus</i> strain P2 (Accession No. MF616406). The fresh cultures (24 h old) of isolates were used to soak the seeds pre-sowing. SA was foliFrontiers in microbiology2507https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6206235biostudies-literatureImpact of Salicylic Acid and PGPR on the Drought Tolerance and Phytoremediation Potential of <i>Helianthus annus</i>.PMC6206235Ali SZandi PKhan NMehmood AAdnan Shahid MfalseImpact of Salicylic Acid and PGPR on the Drought Tolerance and Phytoremediation Potential of <i>Helianthus annus</i>.The present study was aimed to isolate and characterize plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from the rhizosphere of rainfed area (Karak) in Pakistan. The influence of isolated rhizobacteria, in association with salicylic acid (SA), physiological attributes, drought tolerance potential, and phytoremediation in drought-stressed sunflower exposed was investigated. The isolated bacteria were named P1 and P2 and characterized on the basis of colony morphology and biochemical traits. Both PGPR P1 and P2 were identified on the basis of <i>16S-rRNA</i> gene sequencing as <i>Planomicrobium chinense</i> strain P1 (Accession No. MF616408) and <i>Bacillus cereus</i> strain P2 (Accession No. MF616406). The fresh cultures (24 h old) of isolates were used to soak the seeds pre-sowing. SA was foli2018-01-01T00:00:00Z20182025-04-03T22:11:14.681Z2019-03-27T00:06:07ZS-EPMC62062353040556710.3389/fmicb.2018.02507