Amelioration of salt stress tolerance in rapeseed (Brassica napus) cultivars by seed inoculation with Arthrobacter globiformis

• Published in: Plant biosystems Vol. 156; no. 2; pp. 370 - 383
• Main Authors: Stassinos, Panaiotis M., Rossi, Massimiliano, Borromeo, Ilaria, Capo, Concetta, Beninati, Simone, Forni, Cinzia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 04.03.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Ammonia; antioxidant activities; Arthrobacter; Arthrobacter globiformis; Brassica; Brassica napus; Cultivars; Enzymatic activity; Germination; Inoculation; Oxidative stress; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Phenylalanine; Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; Plant growth; Plant stress; proline; Rape plants; Rapeseed; Saline soils; salinity; Salinity tolerance; Salt; salt stress; Salt tolerance; Seed germination; seed inoculation; Seedlings; Seeds; Strain; Stress response; stress tolerance; Superoxide dismutase

Salt stress represents one of the most problematic abiotic stress affecting plants worldwide. In saline soils, plants try to counteract the consequences of salt stress by physiological changes, leading to the decreasing of both osmotic and oxidative stresses. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) c...