Ethylene induces endophyte bacteria to control early and late stage development in several plant species
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- Subject Areas
- Agricultural Science, Food Science and Technology, Microbiology, Plant Science, Soil Science
- Keywords
- Ethylene, Climacteric Ripening, PGPB, Cyanide, Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria, Crop Yield, Germination, monooxygenase, Indole-3-Acetic Acid, Post-Harvest Biotechnology
- Copyright
- © 2016 Perry
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- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ Preprints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2016. Ethylene induces endophyte bacteria to control early and late stage development in several plant species. PeerJ Preprints 4:e2611v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2611v1
Abstract
Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) can modify plant growth and increase nutrient uptake. This study focuses on additional applications for PGPB in pre-harvest and post-harvest biotechnology.In this study a Bacillus sp. were exposed to urea, cobalt, and iron cofactors and induced with ethylene gas. The induced bacteria enhanced early stage development in cucumber plants. The bacetria increased seed germination by 25% and increased the number of blossoms per plant increased by over 50%. The induced Bacillus sp. controlled late stage development inseveral plants species. The bacteria delayed the effects of climacteric ripening in bananas and peaches. The PGPB may biosynthesize a compound that is released into the surrounding environment that affects early stage development and late stage development in several species of plants.
Author Comment
This article includes preliminary data and opens up a discussion about the importance of enhanced bacteria in agricultural biotechnology.