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New strains of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in combinations with humic acid to enhance squash growth under saline stress

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil microbiology, chemistry and biochemistry

Abstract

The study aims at assessing the potentials of some new salt-tolerant isolates as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) under saline condition. Three of the 165 isolates that grew on the presence of 2-20% NaCl were high salt-tolerant and had many features of PGPR. They were identified by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The nearest species to our isolates were Paenibacillus polymyxa (GQ375783.1), Ochrobactrum intermedium (MG309678.1) and Enterobacter cloacae (MG309676.1) with nucleotide similarity 99, 97 and 99%, respectively. In 2017, a greenhouse trial was carried out to assess the efficiency of these novice isolates combined with humic acid and doses of inorganic fertilizers on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) growth and productivity. Data showed that fertilizing the soil with a full dose of chemical fertilizers only lead to decrease the values of dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase and nitrogenase activity at all determination periods. While, soil inoculation with PGPR strains combined with NPK 50% and humic acid spraying gave the higher records of all enzymes activity. Moreover, data showed that the highest values of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity were observed in squash that sprayed with humic acid and inoculated with salt-tolerant PGPR strains combined with half dose of mineral-NPK. Generally, inoculating squash with salt-tolerant PGPR strains has a positive effect on nutrients uptake, growth characteristics and yield and yield components as well as fruits quality. So, it could be recommended as biofertilizers to promote plant growth, increase crop production under salinity condition, decrease production costs and reduce pollution

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2021.58052.1425

Keywords

PGPR, Microbial enzymes, growth characteristics, squash

Authors

First Name

Hany

Last Name

Abdelrahman

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyoubeia 13736, Egypt

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hany.abdelrahman@fagr.bu.edu.eg

City

Qalyoubeia

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0000-0003-1496-0195

First Name

R. A.

Last Name

Zaghloul

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Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyoubeia 13736, Egypt

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First Name

Enas

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Agric. Microbiology Dept., Fac. Agric., Ain Shams Univ., Egypt

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First Name

H. R. A.

Last Name

El-Zehery

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Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyoubeia 13736, Egypt

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First Name

A. A.

Last Name

Salem

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Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyoubeia 13736, Egypt

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Volume

61

Article Issue

1

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22766

Issue Date

2021-03-01

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2021-01-14

Publish Date

2021-03-01

Page Start

129

Page End

146

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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19

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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New strains of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in combinations with humic acid to enhance squash growth under saline stress

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Created At

22 Jan 2023