Bacterial and Yeast Endophytes from Poplar and Willow Promote Growth in Crop Plants and Grasses
Joint Authors
Redman, Regina
Phan, Ha
Khan, Zareen
Guelich, Grant
Doty, Sharon
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endophytic associations with plants have a beneficial effect for many different plant species with some of them being host specific.
Several endophytes isolated from poplar and willow were screened for their effects on commercially important crops including corn, tomato, pepper, squash, sunflower, and grasses.
Most of these endophytes produce growth hormones such as indoleacetic acid (IAA) and have the nitrogenase gene required for nitrogen fixation.
The effects of these isolates on plant growth and yield were evaluated under greenhouse conditions.
We found that inoculated plants not only had better viability and earlier flowering and fruiting, they also had increased plant growth and fruit yields when grown in nitrogen-limited soil.
In a particular variety of perennial rye grass, the endophytes increased the total nitrogen content of the plants, indicative of nitrogen fixation, in addition to promoting plant growth.
The use of specific endophytes may be preferable to the use of chemical fertilizers because of the monetary and environmental costs, contributing to more sustainable agricultural systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Zareen& Guelich, Grant& Phan, Ha& Redman, Regina& Doty, Sharon. 2012. Bacterial and Yeast Endophytes from Poplar and Willow Promote Growth in Crop Plants and Grasses. ISRN Agronomy،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505704
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Zareen…[et al.]. Bacterial and Yeast Endophytes from Poplar and Willow Promote Growth in Crop Plants and Grasses. ISRN Agronomy No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505704
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Zareen& Guelich, Grant& Phan, Ha& Redman, Regina& Doty, Sharon. Bacterial and Yeast Endophytes from Poplar and Willow Promote Growth in Crop Plants and Grasses. ISRN Agronomy. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505704
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505704