Unravelling the potential plant growth activity of halotolerant Bacillus licheniformis NJ04 isolated from soil and its possible use as a green bioinoculant on Solanum lycopersicum L.
- Title
- Unravelling the potential plant growth activity of halotolerant Bacillus licheniformis NJ04 isolated from soil and its possible use as a green bioinoculant on Solanum lycopersicum L.
- Creator
- James N.; Umesh M.; Sarojini S.; Shanmugam S.; Nasif O.; Alharbi S.A.; Lan Chi N.T.; Brindhadevi K.
- Description
- Immensely expanding world population and narrowing arable land for agriculture is a mighty concern faced by the planet at present. One of the major reasons for decline in arable lands is the increased soil salinity, making it unfavourable for crop cultivation. Utilisation of these saline land for agriculture is possible with suitable invention for improving the soil quality. Biofertizers manufactured out of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria is one such innovation. In the present study, Bacillus licheniformis NJ04 strain was isolated and studied for its halotolerance and other effective plant growth promoting traits. The NJ04 strain was able to tolerate salt up to 10% and highlighted remarkable antifungal activity against common fungal phytopathogens. The preliminary seed germination test in Solanum lycopersicum seeds revealed a significant increase in root length (16.29 0.91 cm) and shoot length (9.66 0.11 cm) of treated plants as compared with the control plants and thereby shows its possible use as a green bioinoculant in agriculture and an ideal candidate to compete with salt stress. 2022 Elsevier Inc.
- Source
- Environmental Research, Vol-216
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Subject
- Bacillus licheniformis NJ04; Biofertilizers; Halotolerance; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR); Solanum lycopersicum.
- Coverage
- James N., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Sarojini S., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Shanmugam S., Chair of Biosystems Engineering, Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu, 51014, Estonia; Nasif O., Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Medical City, PO Box-2925, Riyadh, 11461, Saudi Arabia; Alharbi S.A., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Lan Chi N.T., School of Engineering and Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Brindhadevi K., Computational Engineering and Design Research Group, School of Engineering and Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 139351; PubMed ID: 36273595; CODEN: ENVRA
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
James N.; Umesh M.; Sarojini S.; Shanmugam S.; Nasif O.; Alharbi S.A.; Lan Chi N.T.; Brindhadevi K., “Unravelling the potential plant growth activity of halotolerant Bacillus licheniformis NJ04 isolated from soil and its possible use as a green bioinoculant on Solanum lycopersicum L.,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14676.