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Alleviation of Sodic Stress in Rice by Exploring the Exopolysaccharide-Producing Sodic-Tolerant Bacteria

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  • Yazhini Gunasekaran

    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Subramaniam Thiyageshwari

    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Manikandan Ariyan

    (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Aritra Roy Choudhury

    (Bio-Evaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 28116, Korea)

  • Jung-Ho Park

    (Bio-Evaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju 28116, Korea)

  • Duraisamy Selvi

    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Lakshmanan Chithra

    (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirappalli 620027, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Rangasamy Anandham

    (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, Tamil Nadu, India)

Abstract

Sodicity is one of the major salt stresses that impair crop production. Exopolysaccharide-producing sodic tolerant bacteria (EPS-STB) play a significant role in reducing the sodic stress in plants by hampering the uptake of sodium. In this context, this study aims to isolate the EPS-STB for alleviating sodic stress in rice under a sodic environment. Thus, artificial sodicity was created in culture media, and 253 bacteria were isolated from the rice rhizosphere of sodic soils in Trichy and Chinna Salem of Tamil Nadu in India. Fifty bacterial isolates were initially screened based on EPS production, sodic tolerant ability, and plant growth-promoting activities. Further, these bacterial isolates were identified using 16S rDNA sequencing. The results suggested that the isolated bacteria possessed biofilm-forming abilities along with plant growth-promoting activities and osmolyte accumulation under sodic stress conditions. Bacillus rugosus L1C7T, Bacillus paralicheniformis L1C5L, Pseudomonas sp. L5C14T and Franconibacter helveticus L2C1L2 were chosen as better EPS-STB plant growth-promoting bacteria, and their impact on rice under sodic conditions was evaluated. Among the sodic tolerant bacteria, Franconibacter helveticus L2C1L2-inoculated rice plants increased dry matter production compared to the control. Thus, this study showed that the utilization of EPS-STB will become a promising tool to alleviate sodic stress in rice.

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  • Yazhini Gunasekaran & Subramaniam Thiyageshwari & Manikandan Ariyan & Aritra Roy Choudhury & Jung-Ho Park & Duraisamy Selvi & Lakshmanan Chithra & Rangasamy Anandham, 2022. "Alleviation of Sodic Stress in Rice by Exploring the Exopolysaccharide-Producing Sodic-Tolerant Bacteria," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:9:p:1451-:d:913577
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