فهرست مطالب mohammad hosein arzanesh

The endophytic bacteria are non-pathogenic organisms residing plant tissues which produced growth factors to increase metabolism, growth and resistance of plants to the pathogens and environmental tensions. The present study was aimed (i) to isolate and molecular characterization of endophytic bacteria from peppermint, chamomile, and asparagus (ii) to investigate antagonistic effect of isolates on fungal pathogens including Aspergillus niger, Alternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum and Mucor hiemalis (iii) to survey of isolates effect on plant growth characters.
The endophytic bacteria were isolated from root tissue of peppermint, chamomile, and asparagus. The antagonistic effect of endophytic isolates were investigated on fungal pathogens including Alternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum and Mucor hiemalis using agar well diffusion assay testing on Mueller-Hinton agar. The seeds of plants inoculated to the bacterial suspension and then were cultured in vases containing 300 g soil. The isolates effect was studied on plant growth parameters and analyzed by statistical software SAS 9.2.
A total of 6 endophytic bacteria (E1-E6) belonging Bacillus sp. were isolated from the plant root. The statistical and variance analysis indicated significance effect of isolates on fungal pathogens inhibition and plant growth improvement. The growth of peppermint, chamomile, and asparagus were showed high length of the plants which had been treated with the endophytic bacteria rather than the non-treatment of plants.
Discussion and In this study, the endophytic bacteria were isolated from peppermint, chamomile, and asparagus, then verified antagonistic effect of isolates on current fungal pathogens, also on plant growth improvement. Regarding the potential of endophytic bacteria, the organisms can be used as biocontrols in agriculture, increasing resistance of plants against fungal pathogens, environmental stresses and improving growth of plants.

Background &

Approximately 98% of total potassium in soil is in unavailable mineral forms for plants. Potassium-solubilizing bacteria are able to dissolve potassium bearing silicate minerals and release available form of potassium to the plants. The present study was intended to isolate potassium-solubilizing bacteria from rhizosphere soil of crop plants and to evaluate the ability of isolates in solubilisation of absorbable potassium. Material &

Potassium-solubilizing bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of different crop plants. The isolates were grown on optimized Aleksandrov agar and were assayed based on the diameter of zone of potassium solubilization. The selected isolates were identified using macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, and molecular methods. The Flame photometry was used to quantify potassium released by isolates in Aleksandrov broth and soil.

Totally, 5 out of 30 isolates with ability to release potassium showed high activity in potassium solubilisation. The biochemical and molecular studies indicated that these isolates belonged to the genera Bacillus, Paenibacillus, and Pseudomonas. The flame photometry results showed that the amount of potassium released by the isolates ranged from 950 to 1250 mg/l in broth media and 525 to 550 mg/kg in soil.

The potassium-solubilizing bacteria were isolated and identified from rhizosphere samples and identified. These isolates showed high ability for solubilisation of silicate minerals and release of absorbable potassium and therefore they can be used in biofertilizers to enhance the availability of potassium in the soils and to improve the growth and yield of crop plants.