BMC Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
This study investigated the effects of fungal (Penicillium chrysogenum, Thielavia basicola, Curvularia hawaiiensis) and bacterial (Sphingomonas aquatilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum, Micromonospora echinaurantiaca, Kocuria rhizophila) endophytes on growth physiological traits tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under greenhouse conditions. Both individual combined endophyte treatments significantly enhanced key parameters, including stem weight, height, dry with notable synergies observed in fungal-bacterial combinations such as P. chrysogenum + E. aurantiacum S. aquatilis M. echinaurantiaca. These also optimised photosynthetic activity, increasing chlorophyll content, carotenoids, photosystem II efficiency, improving plant vitality. Additionally, these stimulated a marked increase carotenoid levels, leading to substantial improvements antioxidant activity. Furthermore, inoculation promoted higher phenolic proline distinct showing remarkable carbohydrate accumulation. The findings underscore synergistic potential interactions enhancing resilience, offering promising strategies for crop productivity sustainability agriculture.
Language: Английский