Growth-promoting Effects of Bradyrhizobium Soybean Symbionts in Black Oats, White Oats, and Ryegrass

Overview

Journal Braz J Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2021 May 23

PMID 34024037

Authors

Carolina Leal de Castilho

Camila Gazolla Volpiano

Adriana Ambrosini

Lucas Zulpo

Luciane Passaglia

Anelise Beneduzi

Enilson Luiz Saccol de Sa

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Abstract

Although inoculating soybean with rhizobia for biological nitrogen fixation is a common practice in agriculture, rhizobia are also known to associate with grasses. In this study, we evaluate the potential utility of the rhizobial strains SEMIA 587 and 5019 (Bradyrhizobium elkanii), 5079 (Bradyrhizobium japonicum), and 5080 (Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens), recommended for Brazilian soybean inoculation, in colonizing black oat plants and promoting growth in black and white oats, and ryegrass. Inoculation of white oats with SEMIA 587 increase the seed germination (SG) by 32.09%, whereas the SG of black oats inoculated with SEMIA 587 and 5019 increased by 40.38% and 37.85%, respectively. Similarly, inoculation of ryegrass with all strains increased SG values between 24.63 and 27.59%. In addition, white oats with SEMIA 587 and 5080 had root areas significantly superior to those in other treatments, whereas inoculation with SEMIA 5079 and 5080 resulted in the highest volume of roots. Likewise, SEMIA 5079 and 5080 significantly increased the length, volume, and area of black oats roots, whereas SEMIA 587 increased the volume, area, and dry mass of roots and shoot. Inoculation in ryegrass with SEMIA 587 significantly increased the root volume. Moreover, most strains transformed with gfp and gus were observed to colonize the roots of black oats. Collectively, the findings of this study indicate that rhizobial strains recommended for inoculation of soybean can also be used to promote the growth of the three assessed grass species, and are able to colonize the roots of black oats.

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