Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture (한국환경농학회지)

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Enhancement of Salt Stress Tolerance of Hordeum vulgare. L by Salt-Tolerant Bacteria

염내성 세균에 의한 보리의 염 스트레스 내성 촉진

  • Lee, Seul (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Khanal, Anamika (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Nogrado, Kathyleen (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Song, Hyung-Geun (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Cho, Yu-Sung (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Hoon (Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2021.12.13
  • Accepted : 2021.12.23
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Salinity is one of the major limiting factors in agriculture that affect the growth and productivity of crops. It is economically difficult to artificially purify the soil affected by salt. Therefore, the use of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) in an effort to reduce stress caused by salt is emerging as a cost-effective and environment-friendly method. In this study, the purpose was to isolate the salt-tolerant bacteria from the rhizosphere soil and identify their ability to promote plant growth under salt stress condition. METHODS AND RESULTS: The isolates KST-1, KST-2, AST-3, and AST-4 that showed plant growth-promoting activity for barley in salt conditions were close to Bacillus cereus (KST-1, KST-2, and AST-4) and Bacillus thuringiensis (AST-3) and showed high salt tolerance up to 7% of additional NaCl to the media. When inoculated to barley, the strains had only minor effect on the length of the barley. However, the concentrations of chlorophyll in the barley leaves were found to be higher from the bacteria-inoculated pots than those from the uninoculated control. In particular, the chlorophyll concentration in Bacillus cereus AST-4 experiment was 5.45 times higher than that of the uninoculated control under the same experimental condition. CONCLUSION(S): The isolated salt-tolerant bacteria were found to influence on chlorophyll concentration of the barley. As represented by the strain AST-4, microbes may suggest a cost-effective and environmentally benign method to alleviate salt stress of crops cultivated in salt-accumulated soils such as reclaimed lands.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Rural Development Administration (Project No. PJ012263), Republic of Korea and in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea (grant NRF-2016R1D1A3B01012231).

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