Saleem, M. and Arshad, M. and Hussain, S. and Bhatti, A.S. (2007) Perspective of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) containing ACC deaminase in stress agriculture. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 34 (10). pp. 635-648.
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Abstract
Ethylene is a gaseous plant growth hormone produced endogenously by almost all plants. It is also produced in soil through a variety of biotic and abiotic mechanisms, and plays a key role in inducing multifarious physiological changes in plants at molecular level. Apart from being a plant growth regulator, ethylene has also been established as a stress hormone. Under stress conditions like those generated by salinity, drought, waterlogging, heavy metals and pathogenicity, the endogenous production of ethylene is accelerated substantially which adversely affects the root growth and consequently the growth of the plant as a whole. Certain plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) contain a vital enzyme, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, which regulates ethylene production by metabolizing ACC (an immediate precursor of ethylene biosynthesis in higher plants) into α-ketobutyrate and ammonia. Inoculation with PGPR containing ACC deaminase activity could be helpful in sustaining plant growth and development under stress conditions by reducing stress-induced ethylene production. Lately, efforts have been made to introduce ACC deaminase genes into plants to regulate ethylene level in the plants for optimum growth, particularly under stressed conditions. In this review, the primary focus is on giving account of all aspects of PGPR containing ACC deaminase regarding alleviation of impact of both biotic and abiotic stresses onto plants and of recent trends in terms of introduction of ACC deaminase genes into plant and microbial species
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Subjects: | Soil Science and Microbiology > Microbiology Crop Improvement > Genetics/Genomics Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2012 05:02 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2012 05:02 |
| Official URL: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10295-... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8555 |
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