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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2024

Biofilm producing plant growth promoting bacteria in combination with glycine betaine uplift drought stress tolerance of maize plant.

Tahira Yasmeen, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Mohsin Tariq, Sadia Akhtar, Afira Syrish, Waqas Haidar, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain, Ajaz Ahmad, Shafaqat Ali

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Tahira YasmeenDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Saleem ArifDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Mohsin TariqDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Sadia AkhtarDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Afira SyrishDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Waqas HaidarDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad RizwanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Iftikhar HussainDepartment of Plant Biology & Soil Science, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
Ajaz AhmadDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shafaqat AliDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Introduction: The escalating threat of drought poses a significant challenge to sustainable food production and human health, as water scarcity adversely impacts various aspects of plant physiology. Maize, a cornerstone in staple cereal crops, faces the formidable challenge of drought stress that triggers a series of transformative responses in the plant. Methods: The present study was carried out in two sets of experiments. In first experiment, drought stress was applied after maintaining growth for 45 days and then irrigation was skipped, and plant samples were collected at 1 Results and discussion: Results of the study revealed upsurge in root and shoot length, fresh and dry biomass of root and shoot besides increasing chlorophyll contents in water stressed inoculated plants compared to uninoculated plants. Glycine betaine application resulted in an additional boost to plant growth and photosynthetic pigments, when applied in combination with bacterial inoculants. However, both bacterial inoculants behaved differently under drought stress as evident from their biochemical and physiological attributes. Isolate SRJ4 proved to be superior for its potential to express antioxidant activity, leaf water potential and relative water contents and drought responsive gene expression while isolate MJ1 showed exclusive increase in root dry biomass and plant P contents. Though it is quite difficult to isolate the bacterial isolates having both plant growth promoting traits and drought tolerance together yet, such biological resources could be an exceptional option to be applied for improving crop productivity and sustainable agriculture under abiotic stresses. By exploring the combined application of PGPR and glycine betaine, the study seeks to provide insights into potential strategies for developing sustainable agricultural practices aimed at improving crop resilience under challenging environmental conditions.

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antioxidantsdrought tolerant rhizobacteriamoisture stress levelsoxidative stressphotosynthetic pigments

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