Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions

Crop inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a sustainable alternative to diminish the excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. However, there is little information about PGPR inoculation effects under field conditions and even less on industrial tomato productio...

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Main Authors: Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela, Pontin, Mariela Ana, Lipinski, Victor Mario, Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén, Piccoli, Patricia Noemí, Cohen, Ana Carmen
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Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7978
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x
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author Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela
Pontin, Mariela Ana
Lipinski, Victor Mario
Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén
Piccoli, Patricia Noemí
Cohen, Ana Carmen
author_browse Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén
Cohen, Ana Carmen
Lipinski, Victor Mario
Piccoli, Patricia Noemí
Pontin, Mariela Ana
Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela
author_facet Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela
Pontin, Mariela Ana
Lipinski, Victor Mario
Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén
Piccoli, Patricia Noemí
Cohen, Ana Carmen
author_sort Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela
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description Crop inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a sustainable alternative to diminish the excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. However, there is little information about PGPR inoculation effects under field conditions and even less on industrial tomato production. We aimed to study the effects of a sole inoculation at seedling stage with Pseudomonas fluorescens Rt6M10, Azospirillum brasilense Az39, and their combination on growth and yield of two industrial tomato varieties UCO 14 (UCO) and Harris Moran 3861 (HM). We compared these PGPR inoculation treatments with chemically fertilized and non-fertilized (control) seedlings under field conditions. We found that inoculation with Rt6M10, Az39, and their combination increased seedling root dry weight by 62%, 41%, and 23%, respectively and shoot dry weight by 29%, 23%, and 2%, respectively compared with non-inoculated control, improving tolerance to transplant stress. Inoculation with Rt6M10, Az39, and their combination increased stem diameter by 15%, 16%, and 13%, respectively, while Rt6M10 and the combination treatments increased leaf chlorophyll and carotenoid levels compared with non-inoculated plants. Az39 increased fruit number (35%) and fruit weight (38%) per plant in HM, whereas in UCO variety, the increase was the highest (48% and 49%, respectively). Seedling inoculation increase fruit firmness and equatorial and polar fruit diameter by 24%, 10%, and 12%, respectively in HM and by 21%, 14%, and 14%, respectively in UCO. Overall, bio-inoculation with Rt6M10 and/or Az39 was beneficial for tomato seedlings at transplanting and supported fruit yield and quality (total soluble solid content, pH, and titratable acidity) equally or better than chemically fertilized seedlings.
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spelling INTA79782020-09-28T14:04:26Z Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela Pontin, Mariela Ana Lipinski, Victor Mario Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén Piccoli, Patricia Noemí Cohen, Ana Carmen Rizobacterias Tomate Pseudomonas fluorescens Azospirillum brasilense Inoculación de las Raíces Rendimiento Calidad Rhizobacteria Tomatoes Root Inoculation Yields Quality Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Crop inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a sustainable alternative to diminish the excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. However, there is little information about PGPR inoculation effects under field conditions and even less on industrial tomato production. We aimed to study the effects of a sole inoculation at seedling stage with Pseudomonas fluorescens Rt6M10, Azospirillum brasilense Az39, and their combination on growth and yield of two industrial tomato varieties UCO 14 (UCO) and Harris Moran 3861 (HM). We compared these PGPR inoculation treatments with chemically fertilized and non-fertilized (control) seedlings under field conditions. We found that inoculation with Rt6M10, Az39, and their combination increased seedling root dry weight by 62%, 41%, and 23%, respectively and shoot dry weight by 29%, 23%, and 2%, respectively compared with non-inoculated control, improving tolerance to transplant stress. Inoculation with Rt6M10, Az39, and their combination increased stem diameter by 15%, 16%, and 13%, respectively, while Rt6M10 and the combination treatments increased leaf chlorophyll and carotenoid levels compared with non-inoculated plants. Az39 increased fruit number (35%) and fruit weight (38%) per plant in HM, whereas in UCO variety, the increase was the highest (48% and 49%, respectively). Seedling inoculation increase fruit firmness and equatorial and polar fruit diameter by 24%, 10%, and 12%, respectively in HM and by 21%, 14%, and 14%, respectively in UCO. Overall, bio-inoculation with Rt6M10 and/or Az39 was beneficial for tomato seedlings at transplanting and supported fruit yield and quality (total soluble solid content, pH, and titratable acidity) equally or better than chemically fertilized seedlings. EEA La Consulta Fil: Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Pontin, Mariela Ana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina Fil: Lipinski, Victor Mario. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina Fil: Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén. Universidad Juan A. Maza. Area de Ciencia y Técnica; Argentina Fil: Piccoli, Patricia Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Cohen, Ana Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina 2020-09-28T14:01:00Z 2020-09-28T14:01:00Z 2020-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7978 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x 0718-9508 0718-9516 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2020)
spellingShingle Rizobacterias
Tomate
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Azospirillum brasilense
Inoculación de las Raíces
Rendimiento
Calidad
Rhizobacteria
Tomatoes
Root Inoculation
Yields
Quality
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
Pérez Rodriguez, María Micaela
Pontin, Mariela Ana
Lipinski, Victor Mario
Bottini, Ambrosio Rubén
Piccoli, Patricia Noemí
Cohen, Ana Carmen
Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title_full Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title_fullStr Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title_short Pseudomonas fluorescens and Azospirillum brasilense Increase Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Under Field Conditions
title_sort pseudomonas fluorescens and azospirillum brasilense increase yield and fruit quality of tomato under field conditions
topic Rizobacterias
Tomate
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Azospirillum brasilense
Inoculación de las Raíces
Rendimiento
Calidad
Rhizobacteria
Tomatoes
Root Inoculation
Yields
Quality
Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7978
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00233-x
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