Photosynthetica, 2018 (vol. 56), issue 4

Photosynthetica 2018, 56(4):1188-1203 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-018-0801-0

Physiological changes and growth promotion induced in poplar seedlings by the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis JS

J. H. Jang1, S. -H. Kim1, I. Khaine1, M. J. Kwak1, H. K. Lee1, T. Y. Lee1, W. Y. Lee2, S. Y. Woo1,*
1 Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2 Division of Forest Tree Improvement, National Institute of Forest Science, Suwon, Korea

This study aimed to determine the effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis JS on the growth and physiological changes of Populus euramericana and Populus deltoides × P. nigra. Poplar seedlings were treated with B. subtilis JS and their growth was monitored for up to 120 d. Three different types of treatments [control, B1 (B. subtilis:double-distilled water, 1:100, v/v), and B2 (1:50)] were established. B. subtilis JS enhanced seedling height by 62% and total biomass by 37% after 120 d. Physiologically, the photosynthetic rate increased by 54%, and the total chlorophyll (Chl) content, foliage nitrogen and phosphate content were significantly higher after treatment with B2 than that of the control. These results suggest that the total Chl content is directly related to not only the photosynthetic capacity of the foliage but also to the nitrogen content, indicating that the strain JS may promote the growth of poplar.

Keywords: biofertilization; biomass; fast-growing tree; gas exchange; pigment; root activity

Received: December 1, 2016; Accepted: September 15, 2017; Prepublished online: December 1, 2018; Published: November 1, 2018Show citation

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Jang, J.H., Kim, S.-H., Khaine, I., Kwak, M.J., Lee, H.K., Lee, T.Y., Lee, W.Y., & Woo, S.Y. (2018). Physiological changes and growth promotion induced in poplar seedlings by the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus subtilis JS. Photosynthetica, 56(4), 1188-1203. doi: 10.1007/s11099-018-0801-0.
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