Rhizosphere bacteria help plants tolerate abiotic stress

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Yang, Jungwook, Kloepper, Joseph W., Ryu, Choong-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2009; [Kidlington, Oxford, UK]: Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: abiotic stress; beneficial microorganisms; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; metabolism; microbiology; nutrient uptake; physiology; Plant Development; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; Plant Roots; Plant Roots - microbiology; plant stress; Plants; Plants - metabolism; Plants - microbiology; Rhizobiaceae; Rhizobiaceae - physiology; rhizosphere bacteria; salt stress; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Chloride - metabolism; Soil Microbiology; soil nutrients; stress tolerance; Stress, Physiological; Symbiosis; Rhizosphere; Bacteria; Plant sciences; Abiotic stress

Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are associated with plant roots and augment plant productivity and immunity; however, recent work by several groups shows that PGPR also elicit so-called ‘induced systemic tolerance’ to salt and drought. As we discuss here, PGPR might also increase nutrien...