Pectin-Rich Amendment Enhances Soybean Growth Promotion and Nodulation Mediated by Bacillus Velezensis Strains

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 120
• Main Authors: Hassan, Mohammad K., McInroy, John A., Jones, Jarrod, Shantharaj, Deepak, Liles, Mark R., Kloepper, Joseph W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 09.05.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Bacillus velezensis; Bacillus velezensis (Bv) strains; Bradyrhizobium japonicum; Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant; Carbon; Citrus fruits; crops; Dry weight; field experimentation; field soil; field test; Field tests; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouse tests; Greenhouses; growth promotion; in vitro assay; Nodulation; orange peels; Pectin; pectin and orange peel amendments; pectins; PGPR; Plant growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; planting; roots; Seeds; Shoots; soil; Soils; soybean; Soybeans; Weight; St Louis Missouri; United States > US; greenhouse tests; soybean; field test; Bacillus velezensis (Bv) strains; Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant; in vitro assay; PGPR; field soil; pectin and orange peel amendments

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are increasingly used in crops worldwide. While selected PGPR strains can reproducibly promote plant growth under controlled greenhouse conditions, their efficacy in the field is often more variable. Our overall aim was to determine if pectin or orange pee...