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ArticleNature communications2025

Rhizobacteria protective hydrogel to promote plant growth and adaption to acidic soil.

Qirui Feng, Yu Luo, Mu Liang, Yingui Cao, LingShuang Wang, Can Liu, Xiaoyong Zhang, Lanyang Ren, Yongfeng Wang, Daojie Wang and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Qirui FengCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yu LuoCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Mu LiangCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yingui CaoState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile, and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
LingShuang WangState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile, and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Can LiuCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Xiaoyong ZhangCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Lanyang RenCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yongfeng WangCollege of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
Daojie WangCollege of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-1464
Yantao ZhuHybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shanxi Province, Yangling, Shanxi, 712100, China.
Yanfeng ZhangHybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shanxi Province, Yangling, Shanxi, 712100, China.
Bo XiaoState Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, College of Sericulture, Textile, and Biomass Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. bxiao@swu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-6435
Nannan LiCollege of Resources and Environment, and Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. linannan2013@swu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6592-7622

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endophytic plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) could replace chemical fertilizers in sustainable agriculture. Unfortunately, they are susceptible to harsh environmental conditions. Here, we proposed a polymeric hydrogel (PMH) consisting of carboxymethyl chitosan, sodium alginate, and calcium chloride for loading and protecting endophytic PGPR. This hydrogel can load endophytic PGPRs to not only boost its growth-promoting efficiency, but also help them adapt more effectively to environments. Using endophytic PGPR Ensifer C5 as model bacteria and Brasscia napus as host, we demonstrate that the PMH facilitate the colonization of endophytic PGPRs in the apical and lateral root primordia regions. Further analysis indicates that the PMH modulate suberin deposition of the endodermal cell layers and regulate the accumulation of auxin at the root tip. Meanwhile, PMH enhances the antioxidant capacity and disease resistance properties of plants by increasing the content of arachidonic acid metabolism intermediates in the plant. Importantly, the combination of PMH and endophytic PGPRs increases the yields of B. napus by approximately 30% in the field. Furthermore, PMH attenuates the loss of endophytic PGPR activity in the acidic environments. Overall, this microbial encapsulation strategy is a promising way to protect fragile endophytic microorganisms, providing attractive avenues in sustainable agriculture.

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HydrogelsPlant DevelopmentSoilAlginatesChitosanEndophytesIndoleacetic AcidsLipidsPlant RootsSoil MicrobiologyAlginatesChitosanHydrogelsIndoleacetic AcidsLipidsSoilsuberin

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PMID39956869
PMCPMC11830790

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