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Paenibacillus lentimorbus enhances growth of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in chromium-amended soil

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Chromium (Cr), with its great economic importance in industrial use, is a major metal pollutant of the environment. It affects soil microbial activity and soil fertility, resulting in losses in yield of plants. Paenibacillus lentimorbus B-30488r (B-30488r) tolerated 200 μg ml−1 of Cr under in vitro conditions and produced the plant growth promoting substance indole acetic acid in the presence of Cr. Our in vitro study indicates enhancement in B-30488r biofilm formation by sodium alginate (SA) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) both in absence and presence of supplemented Cr(VI) as compared to unsupplemented control. The plant growth promoting effects caused by the B-30488r biofilm in rhizosphere of chickpea under Cr(VI) stress suggests a phytoprotective role of B-30488r biofilm. Our study reflects the multifarious role of strain B-30488r and presents it as a potent plant growth promoting and bioremediation agent useful in Cr-contaminated rhizosphere soil, whereby the SA and CaCl2 induced B-30488r biofilm on plant root acts as a shield in preventing the direct access of toxic Cr to plant tissues, thus reducing its uptake in plants.

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The study was supported by Task force grant NWP-006 from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India. NK thanks CSIR for awarding Senior Research Fellowship.

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  1. Division of Plant-Microbe Interactions, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226 001, India

    N. Khan, A. Mishra, P. S. Chauhan & C. S. Nautiyal

  2. Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226 007, India

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Khan, N., Mishra, A., Chauhan, P.S. et al. Paenibacillus lentimorbus enhances growth of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in chromium-amended soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 101, 453–459 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-011-9637-3

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