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  • Title: The halotolerant exopolysaccharide-producing Rhizobium azibense increases the salt tolerance mechanism in Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) by improving growth, ion homeostasis, and antioxidant defensive enzymes.
    Author: Shahid M, Altaf M, Danish M.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2024 Jul; 360():142431. PubMed ID: 38797209.
    Abstract:
    Globally, agricultural productivity is facing a serious problem due to soil salinity which often causes osmotic, ionic, and redox imbalances in plants. Applying halotolerant rhizobacterial inoculants having multifarious growth-regulating traits is thought to be an effective and advantageous approach to overcome salinity stress. Here, salt-tolerant (tolerating 300 mM NaCl), exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing Rhizobium azibense SR-26 (accession no. MG063740) was assessed for salt alleviation potential by inoculating Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) plants raised under varying NaCl regimes. The metabolically active cells of strain SR-26 produced a significant amount of phytohormones (indole-3-acetic acid, gibberellic acid, and cytokinin), ACC deaminase, ammonia, and siderophore under salt stress. Increasing NaCl concentration variably affected the EPS produced by SR-26. The P-solubilization activity of the SR-26 strain was positively impacted by NaCl, as demonstrated by OD shift in NaCl-treated/untreated NBRIP medium. The detrimental effect of NaCl on plants was lowered by inoculation of halotolerant strain SR-26. Following soil inoculation, R. azibense significantly (p ≤ 0.05) enhanced seed germination (10%), root (19%) shoot (23%) biomass, leaf area (18%), total chlorophyll (21%), and carotenoid content (32%) of P. vulgaris raised in soil added with 40 mM NaCl concentration. Furthermore, strain SR-26 modulated the relative leaf water content (RLWC), proline, total soluble protein (TSP), and sugar (TSS) of salt-exposed plants. Moreover, R. azibense inoculation lowered the concentrations of oxidative stress biomarkers; MDA (29%), H2O2 content (24%), electrolyte leakage (31%), membrane stability (36%) and Na+ ion uptake (28%) when applied to 40 mM NaCl-treated plants. Further, R. azibense increases the salt tolerance mechanism of P. vulgaris by upregulating the antioxidant defensive responses. Summarily, it is reasonable to propose that EPS-synthesizing halotolerant R. azibense SR-26 should be applied as the most cost-effective option for increasing the yields of legume crops specifically P. vulgaris in salinity-challenged soil systems.
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