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Seed inoculation with Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas syringae enhanced maize growth in a compacted saline-sodic soil
Zafar-ul-Hye M1, A Nasir1, M Aon1, S Hussain1, M Ahmad2, I Naz1
1 Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan-60800, Pakistan.
2 University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan.
Address correspondence to: Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye, e-mail:
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2018, 87(all), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2018.87.025
Abstract
Abiotic stresses like salt stress and soil compaction are
responsible for increased ethylene production which may adversely
affect crop growth. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate
the response of seed inoculation with ACC-deaminase containing
rhizobacteria (
Pseudomonas fluorescens and
Pseudomonas syringae) in
the presence of recommended or half of a recommended rate of inorganic
fertilizers at different growth stages of fodder maize in a
compacted saline-sodic soil. At both fertilizer rates, seed inoculation
with
P. fluorescens and
P. syringae significantly improved all growth
parameters over the control treatment. After 30, 60 and 75 days of
sowing, treatment with recommended NPK +
P. fluorescens produced
a statistically maximum increase in root length, shoot length, root
fresh weight and shoot fresh weight in comparison to the control and
recommended NPK only. As compared to recommended NPK only,
seed inoculation with
P. syringae + recommended NPK increased
root dry weight by 4.1, 1.7 and 2.2 folds after 30, 60 and 75 days
from sowing, respectively. Similarly, over the recommended NPK
only, the recommended NPK +
P. fluorescens increased shoot dry
weight by 1.9, 1.5 and 1.9 folds after 30, 60 and 75 days from sowing,
respectively. Conclusively, seed inoculation with
P. fluorescens and
P. syringae enhanced maize growth in a compacted saline-sodic soil.
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M, Z., Nasir, A., Aon, M., Hussain, S., Ahmad, M. et al. (2018). Seed inoculation with
Pseudomonas fluorescens and
Pseudomonas syringae enhanced maize growth in a compacted saline-sodic soil.
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 87(all), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2018.87.025