Abstract
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are known for growth promotion and mitigating environmental stresses. Here, we examined the propitiousness of three indigenous salt-tolerant PGPR, i.e., Bacillus subtilis (NBRI 28B), B. subtilis (NBRI 33N), and B. safensis (NBRI 12M) for plant growth promotion and salt stress amelioration in Zea mays. Results of the in vitro plant growth-promoting attribute revealed NBRI 12M demonstrated the highest values at 1M salt (NaCl) concentration. Furthermore, the greenhouse experiment using three Bacillus strains confirmed plant growth-promoting and salt stress-ameliorating ability, through colonizing successfully and mitigating the adverse effects of ethylene by modulating 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) accumulation, ACC-oxidase (ACO), and ACC-synthase (ACS) activities under salt stress. Bacillus sp. inoculation has also induced plant response for defense enzymes, chlorophyll, proline and soluble sugar under salt stress. Among three Bacillus strains, NBRI 12M not only demonstrated higher values for plant growth-promoting (PGP) attributes but also the same was observed in the greenhouse experiment. Thus, the outcomes of this comparative study represent for the first time that salt-tolerant Bacillus strains exhibiting multiple PGP attributes under salt stress along with high rhizosphere competence can alleviate salt stress by reducing the stress ethylene level in the host plant.
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