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The Microbiological Society of Korea (한국미생물학회)
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Gibberellins-Producing Rhizobacteria Increase Endogenous Gibberellins Content and Promote Growth of Red Peppers

  • Joo Gil-Jae (Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim Young-Mog (Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim Jung-Tae (Division of Plant Bioscience, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Rhee In-Koo (Division of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim Jin-Ho (Department of Plant Resources, Sangju National University) ;
  • Lee In-Jung (Division of Plant Bioscience, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

The growth of red pepper plants was enhanced by treatment with the rhizobacterium, Bacillus cereus MJ-1. Red pepper shoots showed a 1.38-fold increase in fresh weight (fw) and roots showed a 1.28-fold fw gain. This plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) has been reported to produce gibberellins (GAs). Other GAs-producing rhizobacteria, Bacillus macroides CJ-29 and Bacillus pumilus CJ-69, also enhanced the fw of the plants. They were less effective than B. cereus MJ-1, though. The endogenous GAs content of pepper shoots inoculated with MJ-1 was also higher than in shoots inoculated with CJ-29 or CJ-69. When inoculated with MJ-1, bacterial colonization rate of the roots was higher than that of roots inoculated with CJ-29 or CJ-69. These results support the idea that the plant growth-promoting effect of the bacteria also positively related with the efficiency of root colonization by the bacteria. In addition, we identified the major endogenous GAs of the red pepper as originating from both the early C-13 hydroxylation and the early non C-13 hydroxylation pathways, with the latter being the predominant pathway of GA biosynthesis in red pepper shoots.

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