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| Title |
Boosting Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Production With Rhizobacteria From Various Plants in Saudi Arabia
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00477 |
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| Authors |
Ihsanullah Daur, Maged M. Saad, Abdul Aziz Eida, Shakeel Ahmad, Zahid Hussain Shah, Muhammad Z. Ihsan, Yasir Muhammad, Sayed S. Sohrab, Heribert Hirt |
| Abstract |
This study focused on rhizobacteria to promote sustainable crop production in arid regions of Saudi Arabia. The study isolated 17 tightly root-adhering rhizobacteria from various plants at Hada Al Sham in Saudi Arabia. All 17 rhizobacterial isolates were confirmed as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria by classical biochemical tests. Using 16S rDNA gene sequence analyses, the strains were identified as Bacillus, Acinetobacter and Enterobacter. Subsequently, the strains were assessed for their ability to improve the physiology, nutrient uptake, growth, and yield of alfalfa plants grown under desert agriculture conditions. The field trials were conducted in a randomized complete block design. Inoculation of alfalfa with any of these 17 strains improved the relative water content; chlorophyll a; chlorophyll b; carotenoid contents; nitrogen (N), phosphorus, and potassium contents; plant height; leaf-to-stem ratio; and fresh and dry weight. Acinetobacter pittii JD-14 was most effective to increase fresh and dry weight of alfalfa by 41 and 34%, respectively, when compared to non-inoculated control plants. Nevertheless, all strains enhanced crop traits when compared to controls plants, indicating that these desert rhizobacterial strains could be used to develop an eco-friendly biofertilizer for alfalfa and possibly other crop plants to enhance sustainable production in arid regions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 59 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Researcher | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 27% |
| Linguistics | 8 | 14% |
| Psychology | 7 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 19 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 April 2018.
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