Seed Priming with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria to Enhance the Seedling Development of Fenugreek

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 01 | Page : 362 376
    By

    Jahal Dangar,

  • Gunja Vasant,

  • Shweta Bhatt,

  • Ragini Raghav,

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Biotechnology, Atmiya University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  2. Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Atmiya University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Atmiya University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of, Biotechnology, Atmiya University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Abstract

Globally, agrochemicals are introduced to the soil as additional nutrients to increase soil fertility. A broad variety of situations in nature can be adapted by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs), thus making them a potential ecologically sustainable alternative. In addition, they are involved in a variety of ecologically important activities and interact with soil microorganisms both effectively and antagonistically. The growth of plants is known to be influenced by the presence of rhizobacteria in cultivated crops through a variety of direct or indirect mechanisms. In this paper, we report the isolation and characterization of rhizobacteria from soil samples of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) taken from different regions of Saurashtra and Gujarat, India. From the primary isolation, fifty-four bacterial isolates were obtained and their potential for encouraging plant growth was examined. Based on the test results of qualitative and quantitative physiological properties, of all the bacterial isolates, PGRJ3 showed the most advantageous traits as rhizobacteria that encourage plant growth, indicating that it can be useful for enhancing yield, growth, and sustainable agriculture. A chemical synthesis method was employed for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles, Synthesized particles were characterized by UV visible spectrophotometer and Transmission electron microscopy. Synergistic effect of ZnO NPs and potent rhizobacteria J3 were evaluated for seed priming of fenugreek. The obtained result suggests positive impact of nanoparticles and rhizobacteria for seed priming of fenugreek. Therefore, this study suggests that this potent rhizobacteria and nanoparticles could be used to formulate biofertilizers, which could be applied to sustainable cultivation to improve crop health.

Keywords: Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria; PGP traits; Isolation; Screening.

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer and Composites (jopc)]

How to cite this article:
Jahal Dangar, Gunja Vasant, Shweta Bhatt, Ragini Raghav. Seed Priming with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria to Enhance the Seedling Development of Fenugreek. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2024; 13(01):362-376.
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Jahal Dangar, Gunja Vasant, Shweta Bhatt, Ragini Raghav. Seed Priming with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria to Enhance the Seedling Development of Fenugreek. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2024; 13(01):362-376. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2024/view=202639


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Special Issue Open Access Original Research
Volume 13
Special Issue 01
Received 02/05/2024
Accepted 09/09/2024
Published 16/10/2024
Publication Time 167 Days
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