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Actinobacteria as alternative agents for sustainable agriculture

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Microbiology

Abstract

Four hundred and seventy-one actinobacteria were isolated from the soil sample and subsequently screened for indole acetic acid (IAA) production. IAA producers (15 only) were tested for phosphate solubilization, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) production, and antifungal activities against several phytopathogens such as Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium oxysporum, and Alternaria solani. Isolates C4, W59, P97, and P112 were selected for performing other plant growth-promoting (PGP) activities such as ammonia production, potassium solubilization, nitrogen fixation, and hydrolytic enzyme production including proteolytic, cellulolytic, and chitinolytic enzymes. The four selected actinobacteria were applied to wheat and clover plants in greenhouse and field experiments. Streptomyces coelicoflavus strain H-112 and Streptomyces tricolor strain H-97 showed significant increases in all growth parameters during seed germination, plant growth, and yield production. Streptomyces tricolor strain H-97 was the most isolate-inhibited damping-off disease caused by Fusarium proliferatum on wheat plants since the treatment with this strain produced P97 produced 46 plants from 50 infected seeds. Therefore, the actinobacteria could be used as plant growth-promoting agents instead of chemical fertilizers and fungicides.

DOI

10.21608/ejaps.2024.282093.1093

Keywords

Actinobacteria, Biocontrol, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, and PGPR

Authors

First Name

Hazem

Last Name

Elsayed

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H

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt

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hazemhussein96@gmail.com

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First Name

Nagwa

Last Name

Abdalla

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A

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt

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abdallahnagwa@yahoo.com

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First Name

Shaimaa

Last Name

Amer

MiddleName

Khairy

Affiliation

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain shams university, Cairo, Egypt

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shaymaa_amer@sci.asu.edu.eg

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Volume

62

Article Issue

2

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46385

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2024-04-07

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

52

Page End

64

Print ISSN

2090-231X

Online ISSN

2786-0299

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1,912

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science

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https://ejpasa.journals.ekb.eg/

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Actinobacteria as alternative agents for sustainable agriculture

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28 Dec 2024