Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas
It is a known fact that the bacterial and fungal endophytes inhabit the plant tissues besides aiding in the better growth and health of the plants. The bark and leaves of Taxus wallichiana have drawn a lot of interest in recent years since they are the richest source of taxol, an anticancer drug...
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| description | It is a known fact that the bacterial and fungal endophytes inhabit the plant tissues besides aiding in the better
growth and health of the plants. The bark and leaves of Taxus wallichiana have drawn a lot of interest in recent years
since they are the richest source of taxol, an anticancer drug. As it is a slow-growing tree that can only be regenerated
via vegetative propagation, it has been classified as a critical rare species due to its extensive collection for medicinal
and other purposes. Nonetheless, the use of endophytes as plant growth promoters is gaining much importance among
environmentalists and agronomists because of their imperative role in crop production. Even then, there is hardly any
information available regarding the growth-promoting endophytes isolated from bark and leaves associated with T.
wallichiana commonly known as Himalayan Yew. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to isolate fungal and
bacterial endophytes from T. wallichiana and to classify the growth-promoting properties of these endophytes. In total,
seven fungal and ten bacterial endophytes were obtained from different parts of T. wallichiana. All of the isolated fungal
and bacterial endophytes produced indole acetic acid while most of them also produced ammonia. Besides, the fungal
and bacterial endophytes were also screened for antimicrobial and various enzymatic activities. Based on the above
results, the two fungal endophytes were selected for their possible ability to promote seed growth. The results showed
that the fungal endophytes isolated from T. wallichiana played an active role in increasing growth in other plant species
and therefore, can be used as potential plant growth promoters. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:206372022-12-06T00:52:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20637/ Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas Sharief Khan, Sofia Verma, Vijeshwar Rasool, Shafaq It is a known fact that the bacterial and fungal endophytes inhabit the plant tissues besides aiding in the better growth and health of the plants. The bark and leaves of Taxus wallichiana have drawn a lot of interest in recent years since they are the richest source of taxol, an anticancer drug. As it is a slow-growing tree that can only be regenerated via vegetative propagation, it has been classified as a critical rare species due to its extensive collection for medicinal and other purposes. Nonetheless, the use of endophytes as plant growth promoters is gaining much importance among environmentalists and agronomists because of their imperative role in crop production. Even then, there is hardly any information available regarding the growth-promoting endophytes isolated from bark and leaves associated with T. wallichiana commonly known as Himalayan Yew. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to isolate fungal and bacterial endophytes from T. wallichiana and to classify the growth-promoting properties of these endophytes. In total, seven fungal and ten bacterial endophytes were obtained from different parts of T. wallichiana. All of the isolated fungal and bacterial endophytes produced indole acetic acid while most of them also produced ammonia. Besides, the fungal and bacterial endophytes were also screened for antimicrobial and various enzymatic activities. Based on the above results, the two fungal endophytes were selected for their possible ability to promote seed growth. The results showed that the fungal endophytes isolated from T. wallichiana played an active role in increasing growth in other plant species and therefore, can be used as potential plant growth promoters. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20637/1/5.pdf Sharief Khan, Sofia and Verma, Vijeshwar and Rasool, Shafaq (2022) Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas. Sains Malaysiana, 51 (9). pp. 2789-2802. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil9_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil9_2022.html |
| spellingShingle | Sharief Khan, Sofia Verma, Vijeshwar Rasool, Shafaq Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title | Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title_full | Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title_fullStr | Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title_short | Isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of Himalayas |
| title_sort | isolation and characterisation of plant growth-promoting bacterial and fungal endophytes from himalayan yew (taxus wallichiana) - an economically imperative pant of himalayas |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20637/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20637/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20637/1/5.pdf |