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A new strain of Arthrinium phaeospermum isolated from Carex kobomugi Ohwi is capable of gibberellin production

  • Sumera Afzal Khan
  • , Muhammad Hamayun
  • , Ho Youn Kim
  • , Hyeok Jun Yoon
  • , Jong Cheol Seo
  • , Yeon Sik Choo
  • , In Jung Lee
  • , Sang Dal Kim
  • , In Koo Rhee
  • , Jong Guk Kim
  • Kyungpook National University
  • Catholic University of Daegu
  • Yeungnam University

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Abstract

Plant growth-promoting endophytic fungi with gibberellin-producing ability were isolated from the roots of Carex kobomugi Ohwi, a common sand-dune plant, and bioassayed for plant growth-promotion. A new strain, Arthrinium phaeospermum KACC43901, promoted growth of waito-c rice and Atriplex gemelinii. Analysis of its culture filtrate showed the presence of bioactive GA1 (0.5 ng/ml), GA3 (8.8 ng/ml), GA4 (4.7 ng/ml) and GA 7 (2.2 ng/ml) along with physiologically inactive GA5 (0.4 ng/ml), GA9 (0.6 ng/ml), GA12 (0.4 ng/ml), GA 15 (0.4 ng/ml), GA19 (0.9 ng/ml) and GA24 (1.8 ng/ml). The fungal isolate was identified through sequence homology and phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA (internal transcribed region).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-287
Number of pages5
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Arthrinium phaeospermum
  • Carex kobomugi Ohwi
  • Gibberellin production
  • Growth-promoting fungi
  • Sand-dune flora

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