ArticlePloS one2020
ACC-deaminase producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and biochar mitigate adverse effects of drought stress on maize growth.
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- Enhancing bread wheat yield and growth in new sand soils via potassium humate supplementation and copper foliar spray.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
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- ACC Deaminase Producing Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria: Mechanisms, Stress Mitigation and Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture.Current microbiology · 2026Review
- The emerging roles of yeasts as plant growth promoters: mechanisms, benefits, and agricultural applications.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Inoculation of Priestia megaterium confers drought tolerance to garden pea (Pisum sativum).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Biofilms of Bacillus subtilis as biostimulants for plant resilience to drought and flooding.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Deciphering the role of NtabCrRLK47 in rhizosphere microbiome remodeling and tobacco growth promotion.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Rhizosphere microbiome engineering with PGPR to combat soil-mediated climate change.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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- Strategies to facilitate the bioprospection of properties of agronomic interest in microbial culture collections and a successful case of selection to mitigate drought stress in maize.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Plant growth-promoting bacteria modulate metabolism and nitrogen accumulation to counteract drought damage in cactus pear plants.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Synergetic effects of potassium and biochar on morphological, physiological, and biochemical attributes of maize crop grown under different levels of drought stress.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Identification of stress-alleviating strains from the core drought-responsive microbiome of Arabidopsis ecotypes.The ISME journal · 2025Article
- Complete genome sequencing of Enterobacter ludwigii strain T977 revealed its great ability for starch degradation of Nicotiana tabacum L. Yunyan 97.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Unveiling the secrets of abiotic stress tolerance in plants through molecular and hormonal insights.3 Biotech · 2024Review
- Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and biochar as bioeffectors and bioalleviators of drought stress in faba bean (Vicia faba L.).Folia microbiologica · 2024Article
- Osmolyte-producing microbial biostimulants regulate the growth of Arachis hypogaea L. under drought stress.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- Isolation and Characterization of Plant-Growth-Promoting, Drought-Tolerant Rhizobacteria for Improved Maize Productivity.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fostering plant growth performance under drought stress using rhizospheric microbes, their gene editing, and biochar.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2024Review
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Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2022-11-16Concerns/Issues about Authorship/Affiliation · Conflict of Interest · Compromised Peer Review ·
- Erratum issued
- Retracted
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Availability of good quality irrigation water is a big challenge in arid and semi arid regions of the world. Drought stress results in poor plant growth and low yield; however, the rhizobacteria, capable of producing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC)-deaminase are likely to improve crop growth and productivity under drought stress. Similarly, biochar could also ameliorate the negative impacts of drought stress. Therefore, this pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the role of ACC-deaminase producing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) alone and in combinations with timber-waste biochar in improving maize growth under drought stress. The ACC-deaminase producing rhizobacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter cloacae, Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Leclercia adecarboxylata were studied along with two rates (0.75 and 1.50% of the soil weight) of biochar under three moisture levels i.e., normal moisture, mild drought stress and severe drought stress. The E. cloacae in conjunction with higher rate of biochar produced a significant improvement i.e., up to 60, 73, 43, 69, 76 and 42% respectively, in grain yield plant-1, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll a, total chlorophyll and carotenoids contents of maize as compared to the control under mild drought stress. Similarly, A. xylosoxidans with higher rate of biochar also enhanced grain yield plant-1, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll a, total chlorophyll and carotenoids contents of maize up to 200, 213, 113, 152, 148 and 284%, respectively over control under severe drought stress. In conclusion, combination of ACC-deaminase containing PGPR, A. xylosoxidans and biochar (0.75%) proved an effective technique to improve maize growth and productivity under drought stress.
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