Photosynthetica 2020, 58(SI):253-261 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.149

Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Can be performance indexes used to select plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria?

A.T. PERBONI1,2, E.G. MARTINAZZO1,3, A.B. MOURA5, M.A. BACARIN1
1 Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Campus Dois Vizinhos, 85660-000 Dois Vizinhos, PR, Brazil1
2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil1 Department of Crop Protection, Eliseu Maciel School of Agronomy, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil5

The plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere or roots, resulting in a beneficial effect on plants. The evaluation of the PGPR effects is mostly based on growth biometric measurements, but there is little information about using the chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence. We used rhizobacteria to treat canola seeds and evaluate their effects on leaf area, dry mass, and Chl fluorescence. In order to select PGPR, we suggest the JIP-test as a method to evaluate their effects using the performance indexes. The biometric measurements and JIP-test parameters allowed to group bacterial isolates into different groups. We observed that some PGPR increased the energy absorption efficiency/or flux. We conclude that the performance indexes can be used to differentiate the interaction of plants and PGPR and to select rhizobacteria with a potential for plant growth promotion.

Additional key words: Brassica napus L.; fluorescence transient; OJIP curve.

Received: August 29, 2019; Accepted: November 7, 2019; Prepublished online: December 6, 2019; Published: May 28, 2020  Show citation

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PERBONI, A.T., MARTINAZZO, E.G., MOURA, A.B., & BACARIN, M.A. (2020). Special issue in honour of Prof. Reto J. Strasser – Can be performance indexes used to select plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria? Photosynthetica, 58(SPECIAL ISSUE), 253-261. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.149
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