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Dark septate endophyte decreases stress on rice plants
Santos, Silvana Gomes dos; Silva, Paula Renata Alves da; Garcia, Andres Calderin; Zilli, Jerri Édson; Berbara, Ricardo Luis Louro.
  • Santos, Silvana Gomes dos; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Seropédica. BR
  • Silva, Paula Renata Alves da; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Seropédica. BR
  • Garcia, Andres Calderin; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Seropédica. BR
  • Zilli, Jerri Édson; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Seropédica. BR
  • Berbara, Ricardo Luis Louro; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Seropédica. BR
Braz. j. microbiol ; 48(2): 333-341, April.-June 2017. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-839367
ABSTRACT
Abstract Abiotic stress is one of the major limiting factors for plant development and productivity, which makes it important to identify microorganisms capable of increasing plant tolerance to stress. Dark septate endophytes can be symbionts of plants. In the present study, we evaluated the ability of dark septate endophytes isolates to reduce the effects of water stress in the rice varieties Nipponbare and Piauí. The experiments were performed under gnotobiotic conditions, and the water stress was induced with PEG. Four dark septate endophytes were isolated from the roots of wild rice (Oryza glumaepatula) collected from the Brazilian Amazon. Plant height as well as shoot and root fresh and dry matter were measured. Leaf protein concentrations and antioxidant enzyme activity were also estimated. The dark septate endophytes were grown in vitro in Petri dishes containing culture medium; they exhibited different levels of tolerance to salinity and water stress. The two rice varieties tested responded differently to inoculation with dark septate endophytes. Endophytes promoted rice plant growth both in the presence and in the absence of a water deficit. Decreased oxidative stress in plants in response to inoculation was observed in nearly all inoculated treatments, as indicated by the decrease in antioxidant enzyme activity. Dark septate endophytes fungi were shown to increase the tolerance of rice plants to stress caused by water deficiency.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Oryza / Stress, Physiological / Dehydration / Endophytes Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Oryza / Stress, Physiological / Dehydration / Endophytes Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. microbiol Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro/BR