Effects of Phytohormone-Producing Rhizobacteria on Casparian Band Formation, Ion Homeostasis and Salt Tolerance of Durum Wheat
2022
Elena Martynenko | Tatiana Arkhipova | Vera Safronova | Oksana Seldimirova | Ilshat Galin | Zarina Akhtyamova | Dmitry Veselov | Ruslan Ivanov | Guzel Kudoyarova
Inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria can increase plant salt resistance. We aimed to reveal bacterial effects on the formation of apoplastic barriers and hormone concentration in relation to maintaining ion homeostasis and growth of salt-stressed plants. The rhizosphere of a durum wheat variety was inoculated with cytokinin-producing <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and auxin-producing <i>Pseudomonas mandelii</i> strains. Plant growth, deposition of lignin and suberin and concentrations of sodium, potassium, phosphorus and hormones were studied in the plants exposed to salinity. Accumulation of sodium inhibited plant growth accompanied by a decline in potassium in roots and phosphorus in shoots of the salt-stressed plants. Inoculation with both bacterial strains resulted in faster appearance of Casparian bands in root endodermis and an increased growth of salt-stressed plants. <i>B. subtilis</i> prevented the decline in both potassium and phosphorus concentrations and increased concentration of cytokinins in salt-stressed plants. <i>P. mandelii</i> decreased the level of sodium accumulation and increased the concentration of auxin. Growth promotion was greater in plants inoculated with <i>B. subtilis.</i> Increased ion homeostasis may be related to the capacity of bacteria to accelerate the formation of Casparian bands preventing uncontrolled diffusion of solutes through the apoplast. We discuss the relative impacts of the decline in Na accumulation and maintenance of K and P content for growth improvement of salt-stressed plants and their possible relation to the changes in hormone concentration in plants.
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