Inoculating wheat seedlings with exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria restricts sodium uptake and stimulates plant growth under salt stress

By M. Ashraf, Shahida Hasnain, O. Berge, Tariq Mahmood. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2004

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Bacillus: A Biological Tool for Crop Improvement through Bio-Molecular Changes in Adverse Environments (2017, background): “…Bacillus insolitus MAS17 and certain other Bacillus Frontiers in Physiology | www.frontiersin.org 5 September 2017 | Volume 8 | Article 667 spp. covers the root zones with soil sheaths and restricts the passive flow of Na+ into the stele to mitigate salt stress effects (Ashraf et al., 2004).”
Seed inoculation with Azospirillum mitigates NaCl effects on lettuce (2006, background): “As an exopolisaccaride-producing bacteria, Azospirillum could restrict Na+ influx into roots (Ashraf et al., 2004).”
Variation in growth and ion uptake of maize due to inoculation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria under salt stress (2006, background): “The PGPR strains can produce bacterial exopoloysaccahrides which bind cations including Na+ (Geddie and Sutherland, 1993) and decrease the content of Na available for plant uptake, thus helping alleviate salt stress in plants (Ashraf et al., 2004).”
Salt-tolerant and plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from Zn/Cd contaminated soil: identification and effect on rice under saline conditions (2014, background): “Ashraf et al. (2004) suggested that inoculated selected EPSproducing bacteria could serve as a useful tool for alleviating salinity stress in salt-sensitive plants.”