Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central and Northern Benin (West Africa)
Joint Authors
Agbodjato, Nadège A.
Noumavo, Pacôme A.
Baba-Moussa, Farid
Salami, Hafiz A.
Sèzan, Alphonse
Bankolé, Honoré
Adjanohoun, Adolphe
Baba Moussa, Lamine
Sina, Haziz
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Our study aims to characterize Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) isolated from maize roots in five agroecological zones of central and northern Benin.
Sixty samples were collected at the rate of four samples per village and three villages per agroecological zone.
Rhizobacteria strains were isolated from these samples and biochemically characterized.
These strains were analyzed for some of their PGPR traits like ammonia production and hydrogen cyanide following conventional methods.
Microbiological investigation of these samples has shown that maize rhizospheres in central and northern Benin contain a high diversity of microorganisms.
A total of nine species of maize Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria were identified.
Those PGPR include five Bacillus species (B.
polymyxa, B.
pantothenticus, B.
anthracis, B.
thuringiensis, and B.
circulans), three Pseudomonas species (P.
cichorii, P.
putida, and P.
syringae), and Serratia marcescens.
The microbial diversity does not depend on the soil types.
The microbial density, generally high, varies according to both soil types and agroecological zones.
All Serratia strains (100%) have produced ammonia, whereas 80% of Bacillus and 77.77% of Pseudomonas produced this metabolite.
The hydrogen cyanide was produced by all isolates (100%) independent of their genus.
These results suggest the possibility to use these rhizobacteria as biological fertilizers to increase maize production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agbodjato, Nadège A.& Noumavo, Pacôme A.& Baba-Moussa, Farid& Salami, Hafiz A.& Sina, Haziz& Sèzan, Alphonse…[et al.]. 2015. Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central and Northern Benin (West Africa). Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052418
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agbodjato, Nadège A.…[et al.]. Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central and Northern Benin (West Africa). Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052418
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agbodjato, Nadège A.& Noumavo, Pacôme A.& Baba-Moussa, Farid& Salami, Hafiz A.& Sina, Haziz& Sèzan, Alphonse…[et al.]. Characterization of Potential Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Maize (Zea mays L.) in Central and Northern Benin (West Africa). Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052418
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052418