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Properties of the halophyte microbiome and their implications for plant salt tolerance

Silke Ruppel A B , Philipp Franken A and Katja Witzel A
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A Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable- and Ornamental Crops Grossbeeren/Erfurt e.V., Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Grossbeeren, Germany.

B Corresponding author. Email: ruppel@igzev.de

This paper originates from a presentation at the COST WG2 MeetingPutting halophytes to workgenetics, biochemistry and physiologyHannover, Germany, 2831 August 2012.

Functional Plant Biology 40(9) 940-951 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP12355
Submitted: 23 November 2012  Accepted: 6 March 2013   Published: 9 April 2013

Journal Compilation © CSIRO Publishing 2013 Open Access CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

Saline habitats cover a wide area of our planet and halophytes (plants growing naturally in saline soils) are increasingly used for human benefits. Beside their genetic and physiological adaptations to salt, complex ecological processes affect the salinity tolerance of halophytes. Hence, prokaryotes and fungi inhabiting roots and leaves can contribute significantly to plant performance. Members of the two prokaryotic domains Bacteria and Archaea, as well as of the fungal kingdom are known to be able to adapt to a range of changes in external osmolarity. Shifts in the microbial community composition with increasing soil salinity have been suggested and research in functional interactions between plants and micro-organisms contributing to salt stress tolerance is gaining interest. Among others, microbial biosynthesis of polymers, exopolysaccharides, phytohormones and phytohormones-degrading enzymes could be involved.

Additional keywords: Archaea, Bacteria, fungi, microbial community, microbial–plant interaction, PGPB, salt stress.


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