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Cladosporium sphaerospermum as a new plant growth-promoting endophyte from the roots of Glycine max (L.) Merr.

  • Muhammad Hamayun
  • , Sumera Afzal Khan
  • , Nadeem Ahmad
  • , Dong Sheng Tang
  • , Sang Mo Kang
  • , Chae In Na
  • , Eun Young Sohn
  • , Young Hyun Hwang
  • , Dong Hyun Shin
  • , Byung Hyun Lee
  • , Jong Guk Kim
  • , In Jung Lee
  • Kyungpook National University
  • University of Peshawar
  • Gyeongsang National University

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Abstract

Endophytic fungi are plant symbionts that produce a variety of beneficial metabolites for plant growth and protection against herbivory and pathogens. Fourteen fungal samples were isolated from the roots of soybean cultivar Daemangkong and screened on waito-c rice for their plant growth-promoting capacity. Twelve of the fungal isolates promoted plant growth, while two inhibited it. The fungal isolate DK-1-1 induced maximum plant growth in both waito-c rice and soybean. The plant growth promotion capacity of DK-1-1 was higher than the wild type Gibberella fujikuroi. Gibberellin (GA) analysis of culture filtrate of DK-1-1 showed the presence of higher amounts of bioactive GA3, GA4, and GA7 (6.62, 2.1 and 1.26 ng/mL, respectively) along with physiologically inactive GA5, GA 15, GA19, and GA24. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequence identified the fungal isolate as a new strain of Cladosporium sphaerospermum. Gibberellin production and plant growth-promoting ability of genus Cladosporium are reported for the first time in the present study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)627-632
Number of pages6
JournalWorld Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2009

Keywords

  • 18S rDNA
  • Cladosporium sphaerospermum
  • Endophytic fungi
  • Gibberellins
  • Plant growth
  • Waito-c rice

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