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Microorganisms in Saline Environments: Strategies and Functions pp 329–352Cite as

Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Improving Crops Under Saline Conditions

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Elevated concentration of salinity hinders plant life from germination to final step. So, numerous mechanisms are inhibited, such as phytohormone synthesis, nutrient uptake, root and shoot regulation, photosynthesis, and DNA replication. It is well documented that the plant growth-promoting bacteria/rhizobacteria (PGPB/R) colonize plants and stimulate plant growth by different processes. In this way, halotolerant or halophilic PGPB become important; therefore, their capability resides in the rise of resistance toward high salt levels by eminent osmoregulatory mechanism to preserve regular cell functions. This kind of bacteria provides plants with many activities to challenge osmotic stress such as phytohormone synthesis [auxins, gibberellic acid (GA), cytokinins (CK), abscisic acid (ABA)], phosphate solubilization, and siderophore production. Adding to that, ACC deaminase is an important enzyme implicated in ethylene reduction. Moreover, PGPB are also capable of colonizing plants endophytically and synthetizing different antimicrobial metabolites like antifungal and antibacterial substances and plant systemic resistance. PGPB are similar in restoration and bioremediation of soils.

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Bensidhoum, L., Nabti, Eh. (2019). Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Improving Crops Under Saline Conditions. In: Giri, B., Varma, A. (eds) Microorganisms in Saline Environments: Strategies and Functions. Soil Biology, vol 56. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18975-4_14

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