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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 14-20.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0567

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Growth-promoting Effect of Bacillus velenzensis GDND-2 on Tobacco

SHEN Huifang(), YANG Qiyun, ZHANG Jingxin, PU Xiaoming, SUN Dayuan, LIU Pingping, LIN Birun()   

  1. Institute of Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of New Technique for Plant Protection in Guangdong, Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2024-09-27 Revised:2024-12-15 Online:2025-06-05 Published:2025-06-05

Abstract:

Bacillus velenzensis GDND-2 could effectively control tobacco Fusarium root rot. In order to elucidate its growth-promoting effects on tobacco, specific primers were used to amplify relevant growth-promoting genes. The capabilities for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production, siderophore secretion, and ACC deaminase activity were tested by Sackowski colorimetry, CAS agar plate assays, and sole nitrogen source methods respectively. The phosphorus and potassium solubilization capacities were detected by transparent circle method. Defense enzyme activities in tobacco after GDND-2 treatment were measured by assay kits. The growth-promoting effects of GDND-2 on tobacco were verified by potting experiment. Results revealed that GDND-2 possessed the growth-promoting gene ysnE and exhibited strong IAA production capacity, reaching 24.16 mg/L after fermentation for 36 h. The strain demonstrated solubilization of organic phosphorus, inorganic phosphorus, and potassium. GDND-2 fermentation broth significantly enhanced peroxidase (POD) activity in tobacco leaves, showing a 707.88% increase in POD activity after 96 h of treatment. The strain displayed remarkable growth-promoting effect on tobacco seedlings, increasing fresh weight by over 87.21% and root length by more than 75.61%. So Bacillus velezensis GDND-2 demonstrated excellent IAA secretion capacity and significantly promoted tobacco seedling growth, establishing itself as a high-quality biocontrol strain with superior characteristics.

Key words: biocontrol bacteria, Bacillus velenzensis GDND-2, growth-promoting genes, growth-promoting characteristics, IAA, tobacco, defense enzymes, growth-promoting effect