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Selective Screening and Characterization of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria for Growth Enhancement of Tomato, Lycopersicon Esculentum



Yavarian S1 ; Jafari P1 ; Akbari N1 ; Feizabadi MM2
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  1. 1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Microbiology Published:2021

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria (PGPB) can replace the dangerous chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The aim of this study was to isolate the PGPBs for Lycopersicon esculentum plant and to determine the appropriate volume for inoculation. Materials and Methods: Plants samples were collected from tomato fields. Nitrogen fixing-PGPBs were isolated from rhizoplane and rhizosphere. Five isolates were screened based on their growth abilities and examined for PGPB traits including phosphate solubilization, and IAA, ammonia and HCN production. After high cell density cultivation, the cells were separated by centrifugation and freeze dried after resuspension in cryoprotectant. The powders were inoculated into sterile soil with a dose of 106, 107 and 108 CFUs/g. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seeds were sown in soil and after 42 days the shoot length was measured. Results: Most of the potent PGPBs with high growth capacity were isolated from rhizoplane. Maximum phosphate solubili-zation was 289.7 µg/ml by NFB12 which isolated from rhizoplane. This strain produced the maximum level of IAA. NFB12 produced ammonia without the ability of production of HCN. This strain enhanced shoot length in dosed dependent manner. Surprisingly, inoculation of soil with 108 CFUs/g dramatically decreased the shoot length by 21%. Based on molecular ap-proach NFB12 was identified as Bacillus megaterium. Conclusion: Isolation of specific PGPBS is recommended for sustainable plant production. Our results showed that NBF12 improves tomato plant growth and its effect on tomato plant growth is does dependent. Maximum growth rate of tomato was observed with 107 CFUs/g soil inoculation of NFB12 while higher inoculation showed negative effect. © 2021 The Authors. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.