Md. Abdul Quddus¹, Md. Ataur Rahman¹, Razu Ahmed¹, Mohammad Eyakub Ali², Khokan Kumer Sarker³, Md. Alamgir Siddiky⁴, Mohibur Rahman⁴, Lamya Ahmed Alkeridis⁵, Samy Sayed^6,7, Ahmed Gaber^8,9, Akbar Hossain^10,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.5, pp. 901-922, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.049226 - 28 May 2024

Abstract Garden pea productivity and qualities are hampered in zinc (Zn), boron (B), and molybdenum (Mo) deficient soil. Thus, the combination of micronutrients (i.e., Zn, B, and Mo) and rhizobium is necessary to increase the productivity and quality of garden peas, since this management for garden peas is neglected in Bangladesh. Therefore, the present study was made to assess the effectiveness of rhizobium inoculant singly or in combination with the micronutrients (i.e., Zn, B, and Mo) on growth, yield, nutrient uptake, and quality of garden peas. Treatments were: T = Control, T = Rhizobium inoculation at 50… More >

Zhifen Shi^1,3, Fumei Pan^1,3, Xiaotian Kong², Jiaqi Lang³, Mingyan Ye³, Qian Wu⁴, Guangzhi Wang^1,*, Liang Han^5,*, Nong Zhou^3,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.2, pp. 247-260, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.046452 - 27 February 2024

Abstract Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li is a widely used medicinal herb in treating pulmonary diseases. In recent years, its wild resources have become scarce, and the demand for efficient artificial cultivation has significantly increased. This article is the first to apply phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere soil of F. taipaiensis P. Y. Li to the cultivation process of F. taipaiensis P. Y. Li. The aim is to identify suitable reference strains for the artificial cultivation and industrial development of F. taipaiensis P. Y. Li by examining the effects of various phosphate solubilizing bacteria and their combinations on… More >

Sang-Mo Kang^1,#, Shifa Shaffique^1,#, Muhammad Imran^2,#, Su-Mi Jeon³, Shabir Hussain Wani⁵, Muhammad Aaqil Khan⁴, Peter Odongkara¹, Eun-Hae Kwon¹, Yosep Kang¹, Joon-Ik Son⁶, Won-Chan Kim^1,*, In-Jung Lee^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.9, pp. 2699-2711, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028224 - 28 July 2023

Abstract Food waste is recognized as a valuable source for potential agricultural applications to supply organic matter and nutrients to arable soil. However, the information on the combined application of food waste and the plant growth-promoting bacterial strain, Chlorella, related to plant metabolic features and sodium chloride content in arable soil is limited. The present study was conducted to investigate the exogenous application of food waste along with Chlorella, which improved the physio-morphological features of red pepper. Our results revealed that this combination enhanced the organic matter in the soil, ultimately improving the fertility rate of the More >

Elizabeth Carrillo-Flores¹, Jonanci Arreola-Rivera¹, Denní Mariana Pazos-Solís², Moisés Bocanegra-Mondragón², Grisel Fierro-Romero³, Ma. Elena Mellado-Rojas¹, Elda Beltrán-Peña^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.11, pp. 2383-2401, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.021507 - 12 July 2022

Abstract The potential of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) has been demonstrated in the case of plant inoculation with bacteria of the genus Azospirillum which improves yield. A. brasilense produces a wide variety of molecules, including the natural auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), as well as other phytoregulators. However, several studies have suggested that auxin induces changes in plant development during their interaction with the bacteria. The effects of A. brasilense Sp245 on the development of Arabidopsis thaliana root were investigated to help explain the molecular basis of the interaction. The results obtained showed a decrease in primary root length from More >

Fazli Wahid¹, Muhammad Sharif², Shah Fahad³, Amjad Ali⁴, Muhammad Adnan¹, Rafiullah¹, Shah Saud⁵, Subhan Danish^6,*, Muhammad Arif Ali⁶, Niaz Ahmed⁶, Hüseyin Arslan⁷, Doğan Arslan⁸, Murat Erman⁸, Ayman EL Sabagh^8,9,*, Fatemeh Gholizadeh¹⁰, Rahul Datta¹¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.2, pp. 257-278, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.016512 - 26 September 2021

Abstract Phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient that plays an essential role in improving soil fertility for optimum plant growth and productivity. It is one of the most deficient macro-nutrients in agricultural soils after nitrogen and is considered inadequate for plant growth and production. To P availability in soils, the farmers are applying huge amounts of synthetic P fertilizers that adversely affect the wider environment, groundwater, soil fertility and microbial population. Many beneficial microbes are known to release and supply soluble P for improving growth and yield of a variety of plants in a sustainable manner… More >

Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye^1,*, Misbah Batool Zahra¹, Subhan Danish¹, Mazhar Abbas², Abdur Rehim¹, Muhammad Naeem Akbar¹, Ayesha Iftikhar¹, Mehreen Gul¹, Ifat Nazir¹, Maria Abid¹, Muhammad Tahzeeb-ul-Hassan¹, Maria Murtaza³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.2, pp. 405-413, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.08918 - 22 April 2020

Abstract Rhizosphere bacteria that colonize plant roots and confer beneficial effects are referred as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Among all PGPR, some rhizobacteria have an ability to produce ACC deaminase enzyme. This enzyme catalyzes stress ACC into a-ketobutyrate and ammonia instead of letting it to be converted to ethylene. Ethylene level rises in plants under stress conditions i.e., drought, salinity, poor soil fertility etc. As poor soil fertility is a big hurdle to achieve the optimum yield of crops, inoculation of ACC deaminase PGPR can overcome this problem to some extent. The aim of the… More >

Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye^1,*, Tariq Shahzad Bhutta¹, Muhammad Shaaban¹, Shahid Hussain¹, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum¹, Umar Aslam¹ and Zahir Ahmad Zahir²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.2, pp. 119-129, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.06570

Abstract Soil salinity affects the growth and yield of crops. The stress of soil salinity on plants can be mitigated by inoculation of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPR). The influence of PGPR inoculation on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop productivity under salinity stress has not been properly addressed so far. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of various PGPR strains (W14, W10 and 6K; alone and combined) at several growth attributes of wheat plant under different soil salinity gradients (3, 6 and 9 dS m-1). The growth attributes of wheat (height, roots, More >

Álvarez AS¹, DR Pérez²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 274-279, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.274

Abstract The use of microbial inocula for the restoration of severely degraded arid environments is of great interest. This is because there is a presumption that growth-favoring microorganisms can facilitate the establishment of seedlings by increasing their ability to withstand both the stress of transplantation in the case of nursery seedlings, and the extreme conditions for natural establishment imposed by the scarce, random and variable rainfall. In this work we analyze the “slenderness index”- the height of the plant divided by its diameter at the height cotyledon node- to analyze the effect of treatments with microorganisms… More >

Zafar-ul-Hye M¹, A Nasir¹, M Aon¹, S Hussain¹, M Ahmad², I Naz¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 25-31, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.025

Abstract Abiotic stresses like salt stress and soil compaction are responsible for increased ethylene production which may adversely affect crop growth. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of seed inoculation with ACC-deaminase containing rhizobacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas syringae) in the presence of recommended or half of a recommended rate of inorganic fertilizers at different growth stages of fodder maize in a compacted saline-sodic soil. At both fertilizer rates, seed inoculation with P. fluorescens and P. syringae significantly improved all growth parameters over the control treatment. After 30, 60 and 75 days of sowing, treatment with recommended… More >

Castillo-Aguilar C de la C¹, JJ Zúñiga-Aguilar², AA Guzmán-Antonio², R Garruña³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.86, pp. 199-204, 2017, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2017.86.199

Abstract The Habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) is intensively cultivated in the Yucatan peninsula, México. Because of adverse environmental conditions, it required seeding in germination trays, from which six-week-old seedlings were transplanted to the soil. Adequate nursing and fertilization programmes were made to improve health and vigour before seedlings transplanting. During seed germination, we investigated the effects of inoculation with four plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth, nutrient uptake and gas exchange of 8-week-old Capsicum chinense plants. Inoculation was made with Pseudomonas sp. -P61-, Pseudomonas sp. -A46-, Bacillus pumillus -R44-, and Paenibacillus polymyxa-BSP1.1-. The BSP1.1 strain produced the highest increase in… More >