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Abstract The increasing heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils has become a serious concern across the globe. The present study envisages developing microbial inoculant approach for agriculture in Zn contaminated soils. Potential zinc tolerant bacteria (ZTB) were isolated from zinc (Zn) contaminated soils of southern Rajasthan, India. Isolates were further screened based on their efficiency towards Zn tolerance and plant growth promoting activities. Four strains viz . ZTB15, ZTB24, ZTB28 and ZTB29 exhibited high degree of tolerance to Zn up to 62.5 mM. The Zn accumulation by these bacterial strains was also evidenced by AAS and SEM–EDS studies. Assessment of various plant growth promotion traits viz ., IAA, GA 3 , NH 3 , HCN, siderophores, ACC deaminase, phytase production and P, K, Si solubilization studies revealed that these ZTB strains may serve as an efficient plant growth promoter under in vitro conditions. Gluconic acid secreted by ZTB strains owing to mineral solubilization was therefore confirmed using high performance liquid chromatography. A pot experiment under Zn stress conditions was performed using maize ( Zea mays ) variety (FEM-2) as a test crop. Zn toxicity reduced various plant growth parameters; however, inoculation of ZTB strains alleviated the Zn toxicity and enhanced the plant growth parameters. The effects of Zn stress on antioxidant enzyme activities in maize under in vitro conditions were also investigated. An increase in superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity was observed on inoculation of ZTB strains. Further, ZIP gene expression studies revealed high expression in the ZIP metal transporter genes which were declined in the ZTB treated maize plantlets. The findings from the present study revealed that ZTB could play an important role in bioremediation in Zn contaminated soils.
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Zinc toxicity reduced maize growth parameters.
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ZTB inoculation alleviated zinc toxicity in maize.
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ZTB inoculation enhanced maize growth parameters.
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e0“inoculation of ZTB strains alleviated the Zn toxicity and enhanced the plant growth parameters”
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ZTB inoculation increased maize superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and phenylalanine ammonia lyase activities.
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- superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyasee0
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e0“An increase in superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity was observed on inoculation of ZTB strains”
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ZTB inoculation increased maize catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity.
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- inoculation of ZTB strainse0
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- catalase and polyphenol oxidase activitye0
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- increasee0
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e0“An increase in superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity was observed on inoculation of ZTB strains”
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ZIP metal transporter gene expression was high and declined in ZTB-treated maize plantlets.
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e0“ZIP gene expression studies revealed high expression in the ZIP metal transporter genes which were declined in the ZTB treated maize plantlets”
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