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Acta Botanica Gallica
Botany Letters
Volume 155, 2008 - Issue 3
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Bacteria from the rhizosphere and roots of Brassica napus influence its root growth promotion by Phyllobacterium brassicacearum

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Pages 355-366 | Received 20 Apr 2007, Accepted 19 Nov 2007, Published online: 26 Apr 2013
 

Abstract

Phyllobacterium brassicacearum is a plant growth promoting bacterium (PGPB) that stimulates Brassica napus root morphogenesis in absence of bacterial competition. We evaluated in which extent indigenous bacteria associated with B. napus roots and rhizosphere may interfere with the plant growth promoting ability of P. brassicacearum. Thus, bacteria from B. napus roots and rhizosphere were isolated and co—inoculated with the PGPB at different proportions. The root growth promoting ability of P. brassicacearum was impaired only when it was co—inoculated in low proportion together with the indigenous bacteria. This was not linked to a decrease in its population size on roots. Hence, this study highlights that the efficacy of a PGPB is not primarily dependent on the extent of its root colonization but also depends on its initial size compared to the indigenous bacteria.

Résumé

Phyllobacterium brassicacearum est une bactérie favorisant la croissance des plantes (BFCP) qui stimule la morphogenèse racinaire chez Brassica napus en absence de compétition bactérienne. Nous avons évalué l'impact des bactéries indigènes associées aux racines et à la rhizosphère de B. napus sur la capacité de P. brassicacearum à promouvoir la croissance des plantes. Pour cela, des bactéries associées aux racines et à la rhizosphère de B. napus ont été isolées et co-inoculées avec la BFCP à différentes proportions. La capacité de P. brassicacearum à favoriser la croissance racinaire a été altérée seulement lorsqu'il a été inoculé en proportion minoritaire avec les bactéries indigènes. Cela n'était pas lié à une diminution de sa population sur les racines. Ainsi, cette étude illustre que l'efficacité d'une PGPB ne repose pas seulement sur son potentiel de colonisation racinaire, mais dépend aussi de sa représentativité par rapport aux bactéries indigènes.

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