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Prof. Rasha Mohamed Moustafa El-Meihy :: Publications: |
Title: | Efficiency of heavy metals-tolerant plant growth promoting bacteria for alleviating heavy metals toxicity on sorghum |
Authors: | Rasha M. El-Meihy, Hamed E. Abou-Aly, Ahmed M.Youssef,Taha A. Tewfike, Eman A El-Alkshar |
Year: | 2019 |
Keywords: | Heavy metal-tolerant bacteria, Sorghum, PGPB, Oxidative enzymes, TF |
Journal: | Environmental and Experimental Botany |
Volume: | 162 |
Issue: | Not Available |
Pages: | 295-301 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Local/International: | International |
Paper Link: | |
Full paper | Rasha Mohamed Mostafa El-Meihy_21 Environmental and Experimental Botany 2019.pdf |
Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract: |
Agreen-houseexperimentwasconductedtoinvestigatetheefficiencyofthreeheavymetal-tolerantplantgrowth promoting bacterial strains (HMT-PGPB) (Alcaligenes faecalis MG257493.1, Bacillus cereus MG257494.1 and AlcaligenesfaecalisMG966440.1toalleviatetheheavymetal’stoxiceffectsonsorghumplant(Sorghumbicolor, L.)inadditiontotheirabilitytoenhanceplantgrowth.Theoxidativeenzymes,photosyntheticpigments,growth characteristics, heavy metals uptake and heavy metals translocation factor (TF) were estimated in sorghum cultivated in soil contaminated with heavy metals under green-house conditions. Results showed that the applicationoftheseHTM-PGPBstrainsasbiofertilizerofsorghumhelpplanttoignorethetoxiceffectsofheavy metalsandenhancegrowthcharacteristics. |