Mangrove-Derived Endophytic Bacteria Enhance Growth, Yield, and Stress Resilience in Rice
Amal Khalaf Alghamdi, Anamika Rawat, Waad Alzayed, Sabiha Parween, Arun Prasanna Nagarajan, Maged M. Saad, Heribert Hirt
TL;DR
Mangrove bacteria help rice plants grow better and resist stress from flooding and salt.
Contribution
Mangrove-derived bacteria significantly improve rice growth and stress tolerance through transcriptome changes.
Findings
Two bacterial strains and their combination enhance rice growth and yield under stress conditions.
Colonized rice plants show improved grain quality and resilience to flooding and salinity.
Transcriptome changes in rice roots relate to ABA-signaling and stress-related compound deposition.
Abstract
Global climate change increasingly challenges agriculture with flooding and salinity. Among strategies to enhance crop resilience to these stresses, we tested several endophytic bacterial strains from mangroves, which are permanently exposed to flooding and high salinity. We show several strains that can enhance flooding and salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis and rice plants. Two strains and their combination massively enhanced the growth and yield of Oryza sativa cv. Nipponbare under both soil and hydroponic growth conditions with and without salt treatment. The bacteria-induced transcriptome changes in O. sativa roots, particularly related to ABA-signaling and lignin and suberin deposition in root tissues, explain the altered responses of colonized rice plants to hypoxic and saline stress conditions. Importantly, bacterially colonized rice plants exhibited enhanced yield and improved…
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TopicsPlant responses to water stress · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance