Effects of two saline-tolerant rhizosphere growth-promoting bacteria on growth and physiology of Medicago sativa under saline-alkali stress
[Objective]In this experiment,the effects of inoculation of halotolerant rhizosphere growth-promoting bacteria,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia JT4 and Serratia plymuthica JG1,on plant growth and physiological charac-teristics of Medicago sativa under saline-alkali stress were studied,so as to provide theoretical basis for the applica-tion of rhizosphere growth-promoting bacteria JT4 and JG1 in saline-alkali resistance of plants.[Method]In indoor pot experiment,alfalfa was used as the test plant,and rhizosphere growth-promoting bacteria JT4 and JG1 with good saline-alkali tolerance and growth-promoting ability were used as the test strains. The effects of inoculation of rhizo-sphere growth-promoting bacteria JT4 and JG1 on the growth and physiological characteristics of alfalfa seedlings were studied under saline-alkali stress and non-saline stress.[Result]Compared with the control,the plant height,root length,fresh weight,ascorbic acid peroxidase activity and catalase activity of alfalfa seedlings inoculated with JT4 and JG1 increased by 31.64% and 43.50%,32.78% and 7.05%,100% and 60%,27.67% and 200.58%,and 33.33% and 22.73% respectively,soluble protein content increased by 126.94% and 118.88%,and chlorophyll a content increased by 11.12% and 16.32%,respectively.[Conclusion]Saline-alkali tolerant rhizosphere growth-pro-moting bacteria JT4 and JG1 can better alleviate the damage of alfalfa caused by saline-alkali stress.