Abstract
In the era of climate change, plants are being compelled to adapt and endure progressively in unfavorable environments. Applying biostimulants to plants can improve their growth and resilience by mitigating the adverse effects of abiotic stresses. Endophytes are well-known for promoting plant growth and producing natural compounds. The current study focuses on the ability of endophytic bacteria to increase plant growth and reduce salt stress in tomato plants. Nine isolates from the stems of Fagonia indica and Ajuga bracteosa showed a variety of salt stress tolerances as well as solubilizing phosphate, indole acetic acid, ammonia production, siderophore production, and extracellular enzymes like protease, cellulase, and chitinase. Four Endophytic bacteria Enterobacter hormaechei (MOSEL-FLS1), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (MOSEL-FLS2), Bacillus subtilis (MOSEL-S8), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (MOSEL-S9) were selected based on plant growth promoting traits and halotolerant assay. These endophytic bacteria were subjected to ex-situ activities to figure out their capacity to stimulate the growth of the tomato plant in the growth room under different concentrations of NaCl (50-200 mM). All bacterial strains stimulated tomato plant growth under salinity stress compared to uninoculated controls. Antioxidant enzymes (SOD and POD), chlorophyll, and proline level in the plants was increased after salt treatment. Moreover, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and their relative transcript levels were dependent on the concentration of salinity stress. These findings highlight the varied microbial community linked to medicinal plants and their capacity to promote plant growth, potentially mitigating salt stress through the regulation of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymes. This makes them promising contenders for biofertilizers.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
All bacterial strains stimulated tomato plant growth under salinity stress compared with uninoculated controls.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- endophytic bacteriae2
- Interactor
- endophytic bacteriae2symbiont
- Outcome
- plant growthe1
- Direction
- stimulatede1
- Comparator
- uninoculated controlse1
- Setting
- growth roome2
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Verbatim
t0“Exploring the impact of endophytic bacteria on mitigating salinity stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.”
e1“All bacterial strains stimulated tomato plant growth under salinity stress compared to uninoculated controls”
e2“These endophytic bacteria were subjected to ex-situ activities to figure out their capacity to stimulate the growth of the tomato plant in the growth room under different concentrations of NaCl (50-200 mM)”
Claim · model-written summary
Salt treatment increased antioxidant enzymes (SOD and POD), chlorophyll and proline levels in tomato plants.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- salt treatmente3
- Outcome
- Antioxidant enzymes (SOD and POD), chlorophyll, and proline levele3
- Direction
- increasede3
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Verbatim
t0“Exploring the impact of endophytic bacteria on mitigating salinity stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.”
e3“Antioxidant enzymes (SOD and POD), chlorophyll, and proline level in the plants was increased after salt treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The activity of antioxidant enzymes and their relative transcript levels depend on the concentration of salinity stress.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- concentration of salinity stresse4
- Outcome
- the activity of antioxidant enzymes and their relative transcript levelse4
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Exploring the impact of endophytic bacteria on mitigating salinity stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.”
e4“Moreover, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and their relative transcript levels were dependent on the concentration of salinity stress”
Claim · model-written summary
Nine isolates from Fagonia indica stems show a variety of salt stress tolerances.
- Taxon
- Fagonia indica
Fagonia indicae5 - Outcome
- salt stress tolerancese5
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Verbatim
e5“Nine isolates from the stems of Fagonia indica and Ajuga bracteosa showed a variety of salt stress tolerances as well as solubilizing phosphate, indole acetic acid, ammonia production, siderophore production, and extracellular enzymes like protease, cellulase, and chitinase”
Claim · model-written summary
The Fagonia indica isolates solubilize phosphate, produce indole acetic acid and produce ammonia.
- Taxon
- Fagonia indicaFagonia indicae5
- Outcome
- solubilizing phosphate, indole acetic acid, ammonia productione5
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Verbatim
e5“Nine isolates from the stems of Fagonia indica and Ajuga bracteosa showed a variety of salt stress tolerances as well as solubilizing phosphate, indole acetic acid, ammonia production, siderophore production, and extracellular enzymes like protease, cellulase, and chitinase”
Claim · model-written summary
The Fagonia indica isolates produce siderophores and extracellular enzymes such as protease, cellulase and chitinase.
- Taxon
- Fagonia indicaFagonia indicae5
- Outcome
- siderophore production, and extracellular enzymes like protease, cellulase, and chitinasee5
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Verbatim
e5“Nine isolates from the stems of Fagonia indica and Ajuga bracteosa showed a variety of salt stress tolerances as well as solubilizing phosphate, indole acetic acid, ammonia production, siderophore production, and extracellular enzymes like protease, cellulase, and chitinase”
Claim · model-written summary
The endophytic bacteria are promising contenders for biofertilizers.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- promising contenders for biofertilizerse7
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Verbatim
t0“Exploring the impact of endophytic bacteria on mitigating salinity stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.”
e7“This makes them promising contenders for biofertilizers.”
Claim · model-written summary
The endophytic bacteria may mitigate salt stress through regulation of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymes.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- mitigating salt stresse6
- Qualifier
- regulation of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymese6
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Verbatim
t0“Exploring the impact of endophytic bacteria on mitigating salinity stress in Solanum lycopersicum L.”
e6“These findings highlight the varied microbial community linked to medicinal plants and their capacity to promote plant growth, potentially mitigating salt stress through the regulation of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymes.”
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