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Arakkal Thaiparambil N, Radhakrishnan V. Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis. Saudi J Biol Sci 2023; 30:103851. [PMID: 38020222 PMCID: PMC10661436 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Nutrient deficiencies are a major problem that is prone to affect millions of people around the globe. Biofortification, a process of enriching nutrients in staple food crops is an effective method to tackle this malnutrition-associated disorder. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally consumed crop and therefore is a suitable candidate for biofortification. Many plant growth-promoting bacteria are reported to have the ability to enhance nutrient content in plants. In the present study, we have investigated the ability of two bacterial consortia (consortia-1 -co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Acinetobacter Sp. strain VITKC_6; and consortia-2 -co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Enterobacter sp. strain VITVLC-4) in the nutrient enrichment of tomato fruits. The results were then correlated with the elevated expression of nutrient transporter genes. Furthermore, the effect of these bacterial formulations on the indigenous microbiome has also been evaluated through metagenomic analysis. The application of bacterial formulations significantly improved the nutrient content when compared to the control (untreated) group. These findings advocate that PGPB-assisted biofortification has the potential to alleviate nutrient deficiency in humans.
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- Naveen Arakkal Thaiparambil
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India
- VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India
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- VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India
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Pal B, Bhattacharjee S. Herbal and chemical seed potentiations improve the redox health of aged seeds of indigenous aromatic rice cultivars through regulation of oxidative window, gene expression, and restoration of hormonal homeostasis. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 29:1269-1288. [PMID: 38024956 PMCID: PMC10678913 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01375-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Previous studies associated with seed potentiation support the critical role of metabolic readjustment in restricting the loss of seed vigor and viability of aged seeds. However, their exact role in the regulation of 'oxidative windows' of potentiated seeds is rarely studied and hence is the subject of the present investigation. Seed potentiation of two contrasting indigenous aromatic rice cultivars, differing in sensitivity towards redox attributes (Oryza sativa L., Cultivars Tulaipanji and Jamainadu), with standardized doses of hydrogen peroxide (20 mM), triadimefon (250 μM), herbal extract (1% aqueous extract of Lantana camara flower) and distilled water before accelerated aging (RH 92% and 41 °C for 24 h) found to have significant impact on redox regulation of aged seeds and improvement of germination phenotypes. The efficacy of integrated RBOH-ascorbate-glutathione/catalase pathway, redox status and other redox fingerprints in the metabolic landscape of potentiated-aged seeds vis-a-vis non-potentiated-aged seeds corroborate the impact of seed potentiation on the regulation of 'oxidative window' of experimental rice seeds. Gene expression analysis of central redox hub enzymes (Osrboh, OsAPx2, OsGRase, OsCatA) strongly substantiates the impact of seed potentiation on transcriptional regulation of genes for redox homeostasis in accelerated aged seeds. The novelty of the current effort is that it suggests a positive nexus between seed potentiation-induced redox regulation and hormonal homeostasis. The efficacy of seed potentiation on the redox regulation of experimental accelerated aged seeds is found to be cultivar-specific and comparatively better in the cultivar Tulaipanji as compared to the cultivar Jamainadu and in the order herbal extract, hydrogen peroxide, hydropriming and triadimefon. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-023-01375-9.
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- Babita Pal
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, UGC Centre for Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104 India
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, UGC Centre for Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal 713104 India
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Khan S, Ambika, Rani K, Sharma S, Kumar A, Singh S, Thapliyal M, Rawat P, Thakur A, Pandey S, Thapliyal A, Pal M, Singh Y. Rhizobacterial mediated interactions in Curcuma longa for plant growth and enhanced crop productivity: a systematic review. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1231676. [PMID: 37692412 PMCID: PMC10484415 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1231676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), a significant commercial crop of the Indian subcontinent is widely used as a condiment, natural dye, and as a cure for different ailments. Various bioactive compounds such as turmerones and curcuminoids have been isolated from C. longa that have shown remarkable medicinal activity against various ailments. However, reduced soil fertility, climatic variations, rapid urbanization, and enhanced food demand, pose a multifaceted challenge to the current agricultural practices of C. longa. Plant growth-promoting microbes play a vital role in plant growth and development by regulating primary and secondary metabolite production. Rhizospheric associations are complex species-specific interconnections of different microbiota with a plant that sustain soil health and promote plant growth through nutrient acquisition, nitrogen fixation, phosphate availability, phytohormone production, and antimicrobial activities. An elaborative study of microbiota associated with the roots of C. longa is essential for rhizospheric engineering as there is a huge potential to develop novel products based on microbial consortium formulations and elicitors to improve plant health, stress tolerance, and the production of secondary metabolites such as curcumin. Primarily, the purpose of this review is to implicate the rhizospheric microbial flora as probiotics influencing overall C. longa health, development, and survival for an increase in biomass, enhanced yield of secondary metabolites, and sustainable crop production.
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- Sonam Khan
- Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
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- Forest Pathology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Genetics and Tree Improvement Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Genetics and Tree Improvement Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Forest Ecology and Climate Change Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Forest Pathology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Zoology, Ram Chandra Uniyal Government Post Graduate College College, Uttarkashi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
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- Genetics and Tree Improvement Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Forest Pathology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India
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Singh A, Yadav VK, Chundawat RS, Soltane R, Awwad NS, Ibrahium HA, Yadav KK, Vicas SI. Enhancing plant growth promoting rhizobacterial activities through consortium exposure: A review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1099999. [PMID: 36865031 PMCID: PMC9972119 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1099999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) has gained immense importance in the last decade due to its in-depth study and the role of the rhizosphere as an ecological unit in the biosphere. A putative PGPR is considered PGPR only when it may have a positive impact on the plant after inoculation. From the various pieces of literature, it has been found that these bacteria improve the growth of plants and their products through their plant growth-promoting activities. A microbial consortium has a positive effect on plant growth-promoting (PGP) activities evident by the literature. In the natural ecosystem, rhizobacteria interact synergistically and antagonistically with each other in the form of a consortium, but in a natural consortium, there are various oscillating environmental conditions that affect the potential mechanism of the consortium. For the sustainable development of our ecological environment, it is our utmost necessity to maintain the stability of the rhizobacterial consortium in fluctuating environmental conditions. In the last decade, various studies have been conducted to design synthetic rhizobacterial consortium that helps to integrate cross-feeding over microbial strains and reveal their social interactions. In this review, the authors have emphasized covering all the studies on designing synthetic rhizobacterial consortiums, their strategies, mechanism, and their application in the field of environmental ecology and biotechnology.
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- Anamika Singh
- Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science and Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science and Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science and Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan, India,*Correspondence: Rajendra Singh Chundawat, ; Simona Ioana Vicas,
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Adham University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia,Department of Semi Pilot Plant, Nuclear Materials Authority, El Maadi, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Food Engineering, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania,*Correspondence: Rajendra Singh Chundawat, ; Simona Ioana Vicas,
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Gopalakrishnan S, Srinivas V, Chand U, Pratyusha S, Samineni S. Streptomyces consortia-mediated plant growth-promotion and yield performance in chickpea. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:318. [PMID: 36276473 PMCID: PMC9548453 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Fourteen Streptomyces strains reported earlier as plant growth promoters (PGP) in chickpea were characterized for production of ammonia and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase and solubilization of silica and zinc. The results showed that nine (CAI-17, CAI-78, KAI-26, CAI-21, CAI-26, MMA-32, CAI-140, CAI-155 and KAI-180) and six (CAI-17, CAI-21, CAI-26, CAI-13, CAI-93 and KAI-180) strains were found to produce ammonia and ACC deaminase, respectively, while one (KAI-180) and eight (CAI-17, CAI-21, CAI-26, MMA-32, CAI-13, CAI-85, CAI-93 and KAI-180) strains solubilized silica and zinc, respectively. The selected 14 Streptomyces strains were categorized into three consortia groups, consortium-1 (CAI-17, CAI-68, CAI-78, KAI-26 and KAI-27), consortium-2 (CAI-21, CAI-26 and MMA-32) and consortium-3 (CAI-13, CAI-85, CAI-93, CAI-140, CAI-155 and KAI-180), based on their compatibility, and evaluated for their PGP traits in chickpea. The experiment was conducted under field conditions with two chickpea varieties over two years. The consortia-treated plots enhanced nodule number up to 23%, nodule weight up to 36%, root weight up to 27% and shoot weight up to 26% at 30 days after sowing and pod weight up to 35%, pod number up to 34% and grain yield up to 24% at harvest over the un-inoculated control plots. The harvested grains of consortia treatments were found to enhance crude protein up to 14%, crude fibre up to 17% and crude fat up to 16% over the grains from un-inoculated control. The rhizosphere soils of the consortia-treated plots enhanced total nitrogen up to 21%, organic carbon up to 8% and available phosphorous up to 16% over the un-inoculated control plots. This investigation demonstrated the potential use of the selected consortium of Streptomyces strains in the farmers' fields to improve the chickpea yields and soil fertility.
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- Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana 502 324 India
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Screening of multi-faceted phosphate-solubilising bacterium from seagrass meadow and their plant growth promotion under saline stress condition. Microbiol Res 2022; 261:127080. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chen L, Cheng Q, Zhang X, Zhu M, Hartley W, Zhu F. Novel Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Isolated from Bauxite Residue: The Application for Revegetation. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2022; 109:3-12. [PMID: 35067726 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03433-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microbial inoculation with appropriate inorganic-organic amendments is a promising strategy for ecological rehabilitation at bauxite residue disposal areas. Nevertheless, research on screening suitable plant growth-promoting bacteria with tolerance to highly sodic-alkalinity is very limited in the literature. In this study, novel plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from bauxite residue were used to investigate their potential for revegetation. Under high saline-alkalinity stress, inoculation of Z18 and Z28 increased the activity of antioxidative enzymes, whilst improving chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in ryegrass. Inoculation of the selected strains greatly reduced damage to organelles in ryegrass as observed by transmission electron microscopy. Based on 90-day soil incubation, inoculated strains improved physicochemical properties of bauxite residue and improved plant growth. These findings suggest that Z18 and Z28 may be selected as potential strains for vegetation establishment, aiding microbial remediation at bauxite disposal areas.
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- Li Chen
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Agriculture and Environment Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, TF10 8NB, Shropshire, UK
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
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Khourchi S, Elhaissoufi W, Loum M, Ibnyasser A, Haddine M, Ghani R, Barakat A, Zeroual Y, Rchiad Z, Delaplace P, Bargaz A. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria can significantly contribute to enhance P availability from polyphosphates and their use efficiency in wheat. Microbiol Res 2022; 262:127094. [PMID: 35749891 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2022.127094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rhizosphere microbes significantly enhance phosphorus (P) availability from a variety of unavailable P pools in agricultural soils. However, little is known about the contribution of root-associated microorganisms, notably P solubilizing bacteria (PSB), to enhance the use of polyphosphate (PolyP) fertilizers as well as the key mechanisms involved. This study assesses the ability of four PSB (Bacillus siamensis, Rahnella aceris, Pantoea hericii, Bacillus paramycoides) and their consortium (Cs) to enhance the release rate of available P from two types of PolyP ("PolyB" and "PolyC") with a focus on the key role of phosphatase enzyme activities and organic acids production. Wheat growth performance and P acquisition efficiency were evaluated in response to co-application of PSB and PolyP. Results showed that inoculation with PSB, notably Cs, significantly enhanced available P from PolyC, PolyB and tri-calcium P. Increased available P in response to inoculation with PSB significantly correlated with medium acidification, organic acids production (notably glycolic acid) and induced activities of acid phosphatase and pyrophosphatase. In planta, the co-application of PSB-PolyP improved wheat plant biomass, root growth and P acquisition, with best results obtained from Cs-PolyP co-application as compared to uninoculated and unfertilized plants. At seedling stage, the co-application of Cs-PolyP (PolyB and PolyC) enhanced root hairs length (125 % and 131 %), root length (26 % and 37 %) and root inorganic P (Pi) content (160 % and 182 %), respectively compared to uninoculated plants. Similarly, at tillering stage, plant biomass (35 % and 47 %), Pi content (43 % and 253 %), P translocation (215 % and 315 %) and soil phosphatases (213 % and 219 %) significantly improved under PolyB and PolyC application, respectively. Findings from this study demonstrate the key role of PSB to enhance the use of PolyP through production of organic acids and phosphatases, exhibiting differential traits patterns between the two PolyP. Improved wheat growth and root P acquisition in response to PSB-PolyP co-application can be attributed to induced rhizosphere processes leading to enhanced available P taken up by roots.
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- Said Khourchi
- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco; Université of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Plant Sciences Department, Gembloux B-5030, Belgium.
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco; Center of Agrobiotechnology & Bioengineering, Research Unit Labeled CNRST, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco; IATE, University of Montpellier, INRAE, Agro Institut, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- Situation Innovation, OCP Group, Jorf Lasfar, 24025 El Jadida, Morocco
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, African Genome Center, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco
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- Université of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Plant Sciences Department, Gembloux B-5030, Belgium
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- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University - AgroBioSciences - Plant & Soil Microbiome Sub-Program, Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.
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Rizvi A, Ahmed B, Khan MS, Umar S, Lee J. Sorghum-Phosphate Solubilizers Interactions: Crop Nutrition, Biotic Stress Alleviation, and Yield Optimization. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:746780. [PMID: 34925401 PMCID: PMC8671763 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.746780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is a highly productive, gluten-free cereal crop plant that can be used as an alternative energy resource, human food, and livestock feed or for biofuel-ethanol production. Phosphate fertilization is a common practice to optimize sorghum yield but because of high cost, environmental hazards, and soil fertility reduction, the use of chemical P fertilizer is discouraged. Due to this, the impetus to search for an inexpensive and eco-friendly microbiome as an alternative to chemical P biofertilizer has been increased. Microbial formulations, especially phosphate solubilizing microbiome (PSM) either alone or in synergism with other rhizobacteria, modify the soil nutrient pool and augment the growth, P nutrition, and yield of sorghum. The use of PSM in sorghum disease management reduces the dependence on pesticides employed to control the phytopathogens damage. The role of PSM in the sorghum cultivation system is, however, relatively unresearched. In this manuscript, the diversity and the strategies adopted by PSM to expedite sorghum yield are reviewed, including the nutritional importance of sorghum in human health and the mechanism of P solubilization by PSM. Also, the impact of solo or composite inoculations of biological enhancers (PSM) with nitrogen fixers or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is explained. The approaches employed by PSM to control sorghum phytopathogens are highlighted. The simultaneous bio-enhancing and biocontrol activity of the PS microbiome provides better options for the replacement of chemical P fertilizers and pesticide application in sustainable sorghum production practices.
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- Asfa Rizvi
- Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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Devika OS, Singh S, Sarkar D, Barnwal P, Suman J, Rakshit A. Seed Priming: A Potential Supplement in Integrated Resource Management Under Fragile Intensive Ecosystems. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.654001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A majority of agricultural activities are conducted under fragile lands or set-up. The growth and development of crops are negatively affected due to several biotic and abiotic stresses. In the current situation, research efforts have been diverted toward the short-term approaches that can improve crop performance under changing environments. Seed treatment or priming technology is in a transition phase of its popularity among resource-poor farmers. Suitable policy intervention can boost low-cost techniques to implement them on a larger scale in developing countries and to harness the maximum benefits of sustainable food production systems. Primed seeds have high vigor and germination rate that help in seedling growth and successful crop stand establishment under stress conditions. This review is attempted to assess different seed priming techniques in terms of resource use efficiency, crop productivity, cost–benefit balance, and environmental impacts. Moreover, a comprehensive study of the mechanisms (physiological and biochemical) of seed priming is also elaborated. A detailed examination of the applications of priming technology under diverse agroecosystems can improve our understanding of the adaptive management of natural resources.
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