Abstract
Photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) have been extensively used in agriculture to promote plant growth and to improve crop quality. Their potential application in plant disease management, however, is largely overlooked. In this study, the PSB strain Rhodopseudomonas palustris GJ-22 was investigated for its ability to induce resistance against a plant virus while promoting plant growth. In the field, a foliar spray of GJ-22 suspension protected tobacco plants against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Under axenic conditions, GJ-22 colonized the plant phyllosphere and induced resistance against TMV. Additionally, GJ-22 produced two phytohormones, indole-3-acetic acid and 5-aminolevulinic acid, which promote growth and germination in tobacco. Furthermore, GJ-22-inoculated plants elevated their immune response under subsequent TMV infection. This research may give rise to a novel biological agent with a dual function in disease management while promoting plant growth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 612-624 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Microbial Biotechnology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology.
Funding
Funding information This research was supported by the Special Fund for the Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303028), the National Science Foundation of China (31272067), the Twelfth Five-year National Support Project of Science and Technology (2014vBAD05B04-4), Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (14JJ6059) and the Agricultural Research System of China (CARS-25-B-05). This research was supported by the Special Fund for the Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303028), the National Science Foundation of China (31272067), the Twelfth Five-year National Support Project of Science and Technology (2014BAD05B04-4), Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (14JJ6059) and the Agricultural Research System of China (CARS-25-B-05). The grant agencies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, the decision to publish or the preparation of this manuscript.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences | 14JJ6059 |
| National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | 31272067 |
| Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest | 201303028 |
| China Agricultural Research System | CARS-25-B-05, 2014BAD05B04-4 |
| National Science and Technology Program during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period | 2014vBAD05B04-4 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Biochemistry
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology