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Consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhances oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) growth under normal and saline conditions

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A preparation development, which stimulates plant growth under normal and saline conditions, and protects against fungal infections, would increase crop yields and reduce damage in agriculture. This study was conducted using bacterial isolates from rape rhizosphere as a plant growth promoter and an alternative to chemical fertilizers. Three from fifty bacterial isolates: B14 (Pseudomonas sp.), B16 (Sphingobacterium sp.), and B19 (Microbacterium sp.) showed the best in vitro plant growth-promoting (PGP) characteristics. B14 strain had the best antifungal activity against phytopathogens inhibiting growth of B. cinerea, C. acutatum, and P. lingam. Moreover, B14, B16 and B19 isolates coded for several genes involved in PGP activities, aimed at improving nutrient availability, resistance to abiotic stress, and fungal pathogen suppression. Microbial consortium (B14, B16, and B19) had the best effect on rape growth, significantly increasing number of live leaves, compared to the untreated control and single inoculant treatments. Moreover, the consortium induced significant increase in shoots length and chlorophyll content in comparison to Pseudomonas sp. B14 and Microbacterium sp. B19. The consortium also induced plants tolerance to salt stress. The genomic information as well as the observed traits, and beneficial attributes towards rape, make the rhizobacterial consortium an ideal candidate for further development as biofertilizers.

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This research was supported by funds provided by Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland) to maintain research potential.

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Swiontek Brzezinska, M., Świątczak, J., Wojciechowska, A. et al. Consortium of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhances oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) growth under normal and saline conditions. Arch Microbiol 204, 393 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03018-1

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