Rhizospheric Bacillus spp. Rescues Plant Growth Under Salinity Stress via Regulating Gene Expression, Endogenous Hormones, and Antioxidant System of Oryza sativa L

Salinity has drastically reduced crop yields and harmed the global agricultural industry. We isolated 55 bacterial strains from plants inhabiting the coastal sand dunes of Pohang, Korea. A screening bioassay showed that 14 of the bacterial isolates secreted indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 12 isolates we...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Muhammad Hamayun, Sajjad Asaf, Murtaza Khan, Byung-Wook Yun, Sang-Mo Kang, In-Jung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.665590/full