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Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volume 38, Issue 9, September 2006, Pages 2971-2975
Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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Performance of Pseudomonas spp. containing ACC-deaminase for improving growth and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in the presence of nitrogenous fertilizer

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Abstract

Some plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) promote plant growth by lowering the endogenous ethylene synthesis in the roots through their 1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC)-deaminase activity. However, NO3- in the vicinity of the roots may decrease the efficiency of these PGPR by stimulating ACC-oxidase activity resulting in greater ethylene production by the roots. This study was designed to assess the performance of PGPR containing ACC-deaminase for improving growth and yield of maize grown in N-amended soil. Several strains of rhizobacteria containing ACC-deaminase were screened for their growth-promoting activity in maize roots under gnotobiotic conditions. Six strains were selected and their effectiveness in soil amended with N at a concentration of 175 kg ha−1 (1050 mg pot−1) was investigated by conducting a pot trial on maize. Significant increases in plant height, root weight and total biomass were observed in response to inoculation. Based upon the results of pot trials, the three most efficient strains were selected and tested in the field for their effectiveness in the presence and absence of N fertilizer. Results of the field trial revealed that the inoculum performed relatively better in the absence of N-fertilizer application. Pseudomonas fluorescens biotype G (N3) was the most effective strain both in the presence and absence of N fertilizer. Results may imply that even in the presence of optimum levels of nitrogenous fertilizers, inoculation with rhizobacteria containing ACC-deaminase activity could be effective to improve the growth and yield of inoculated plants.

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