Biodiversity of Culturable Endophytic Actinobacteria Isolated from High Yield <i>Camellia oleifera</i> and Their Plant Growth Promotion Potential
<i>Camellia oleifera</i> Abel. is one of the world’s four famous woody oil trees and has drawn increasing attention because of its high commercial value. Endophytes are microorganisms inhabiting inside plant tissues, and their functions vary with the change of host status and environment...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Abel. is one of the world’s four famous woody oil trees and has drawn increasing attention because of its high commercial value. Endophytes are microorganisms inhabiting inside plant tissues, and their functions vary with the change of host status and environmental parameters. To deepen our understanding of the interactions between <i>C. oleifera</i> and their endophytic actinobacteria, the present study investigated the four endophytic actinobacterial composition-residing high-yield <i>C. oleifera</i> trees. A total of 156 endophytic actinobacterial isolates were obtained distributed in 17 genera. Among them, <i>Streptomyces</i> was the dominant endophytic actinobacteria, followed by <i>Nocardia</i>, <i>Amycolatopsis</i>, <i>Microbiospora</i>, <i>Micromonospora</i> and other rare actinobacteria genera. Soil characteristics including soil pH and organic matter were found to play crucial roles in shaping the endophytic actinobacterial community composition. Furthermore, all isolates were studied to determine their plant growth-promotion traits, 86.54% could produce Indole 3-Acetic Acid, 16.03% showed nitrogen-fixing, 21.15% showed phosphorus solubilizing, and 35.26% produced siderophore. Under the glasshouse condition, some isolates exhibited growth promotion effects on <i>C. oleifera</i> seedlings with significant increase in spring shoot length and ground diameter. Altogether, this study demonstrated that <i>C. oleifera</i> plants harbored a high diversity and novelty of culturable endophytic actinobacteria, which represent important potential as natural biofertilizers for the high production of <i>C. oleifera</i>. |
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