Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization

To improve crop yields, global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production. Argentina is the seventh-largest peanut producer, and Córdoba is the main region with 250,000 ​h...

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Main Authors: Ezequiel Darío Bigatton, Ibrahim Ayoub, María Ángeles Castillejo, Carolina Merlo, Carolina Vázquez, Mariela Valeria Archilla, Marina Bruno, María Paula Martín, Romina Paola Pizzolitto, Lucas Esteban Dubini, Enrique Iván Lucini, Ricardo Javier Haro
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author Ezequiel Darío Bigatton
Ibrahim Ayoub
María Ángeles Castillejo
Carolina Merlo
Carolina Vázquez
Mariela Valeria Archilla
Marina Bruno
María Paula Martín
Romina Paola Pizzolitto
Lucas Esteban Dubini
Enrique Iván Lucini
Ricardo Javier Haro
author_facet Ezequiel Darío Bigatton
Ibrahim Ayoub
María Ángeles Castillejo
Carolina Merlo
Carolina Vázquez
Mariela Valeria Archilla
Marina Bruno
María Paula Martín
Romina Paola Pizzolitto
Lucas Esteban Dubini
Enrique Iván Lucini
Ricardo Javier Haro
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description To improve crop yields, global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production. Argentina is the seventh-largest peanut producer, and Córdoba is the main region with 250,000 ​ha (75% of the total sowing area). This study aimed to isolate, identify, and characterize the biocontrol and growth promotion capacity of PGPR strains belonging to the Bacillus and Pseudomonas genera. The strains were tested against Sclerotinia minor, Sclerotium rolfsii, Fusarium verticillioides, and Aspergillus flavus for biocontrol assays. For growth promotion, pot trials used two peanut cultivars, ASEM 400 INTA and Granoleico, under 40% and 60% field capacity under two water regimes. The isolated strains were Bacillus velezensis, B. subtilis, B. tequilensis, B. safensis, B. altitudinis, and Pseudomonas psychrophila. These strains demonstrated in-vitro phosphorus solubilization, nitrogen fixation, ammonification, nitrification, enzyme releasing, phytohormones production, and high biocontrol capacity of over 75%. SC6 and RI3 (both B. velezensis) and P10 (P. psychrophila) exhibited outstanding performance. They significantly promoted peanut root biomass by more than 50% and leaf area by 30%, with increased chlorophyll content index and leaf relative water content, particularly under water stress conditions (40% field capacity). According to the results, RI3, SC6, and P10 could be classified as PGPR, which supports the results obtained in other field studies with these same microorganisms. Future investigations should prioritize the development of industrial formulations to assess their effectiveness in alternative crops and to incorporate them into other agricultural practices.
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spelling doaj-art-d2545d9b17c6478bacf42c6bd14908742025-08-20T03:12:47ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Oil Crop Science2096-24282025-06-01102879910.1016/j.ocsci.2025.04.003Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterizationEzequiel Darío Bigatton0Ibrahim Ayoub1María Ángeles Castillejo2Carolina Merlo3Carolina Vázquez4Mariela Valeria Archilla5Marina Bruno6María Paula Martín7Romina Paola Pizzolitto8Lucas Esteban Dubini9Enrique Iván Lucini10Ricardo Javier Haro11Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Universidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, AGR-164 Bioquímica, Proteómica y Biología de Sistemas Vegetal y Agroforestal, CC 14071, Córdoba, Spain; Corresponding author. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), ArgentinaUniversidad de Córdoba, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, AGR-164 Bioquímica, Proteómica y Biología de Sistemas Vegetal y Agroforestal, CC 14071, Córdoba, SpainUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Microbiología Agrícola, CC 5000, Córdoba, ArgentinaEEA Manfredi INTA, Ruta 9 km 636, CC 5988, Córdoba, ArgentinaTo improve crop yields, global food production needs sustainable agronomic tools like Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR). Region-adapted PGPR strains are crucial to increasing peanut production. Argentina is the seventh-largest peanut producer, and Córdoba is the main region with 250,000 ​ha (75% of the total sowing area). This study aimed to isolate, identify, and characterize the biocontrol and growth promotion capacity of PGPR strains belonging to the Bacillus and Pseudomonas genera. The strains were tested against Sclerotinia minor, Sclerotium rolfsii, Fusarium verticillioides, and Aspergillus flavus for biocontrol assays. For growth promotion, pot trials used two peanut cultivars, ASEM 400 INTA and Granoleico, under 40% and 60% field capacity under two water regimes. The isolated strains were Bacillus velezensis, B. subtilis, B. tequilensis, B. safensis, B. altitudinis, and Pseudomonas psychrophila. These strains demonstrated in-vitro phosphorus solubilization, nitrogen fixation, ammonification, nitrification, enzyme releasing, phytohormones production, and high biocontrol capacity of over 75%. SC6 and RI3 (both B. velezensis) and P10 (P. psychrophila) exhibited outstanding performance. They significantly promoted peanut root biomass by more than 50% and leaf area by 30%, with increased chlorophyll content index and leaf relative water content, particularly under water stress conditions (40% field capacity). According to the results, RI3, SC6, and P10 could be classified as PGPR, which supports the results obtained in other field studies with these same microorganisms. Future investigations should prioritize the development of industrial formulations to assess their effectiveness in alternative crops and to incorporate them into other agricultural practices.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209624282500017XRoot-associated microorganismsPhytohormonesBiomassBiocontrolWater stress
spellingShingle Ezequiel Darío Bigatton
Ibrahim Ayoub
María Ángeles Castillejo
Carolina Merlo
Carolina Vázquez
Mariela Valeria Archilla
Marina Bruno
María Paula Martín
Romina Paola Pizzolitto
Lucas Esteban Dubini
Enrique Iván Lucini
Ricardo Javier Haro
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
Oil Crop Science
Root-associated microorganisms
Phytohormones
Biomass
Biocontrol
Water stress
title Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
title_full Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
title_fullStr Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
title_full_unstemmed Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
title_short Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings (Arachis hypogaea L.): Isolation, taxonomical, and functional characterization
title_sort plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on peanut seedlings arachis hypogaea l isolation taxonomical and functional characterization
topic Root-associated microorganisms
Phytohormones
Biomass
Biocontrol
Water stress
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209624282500017X
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