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Effect of Salinity and Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms on the Performance of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) originates from Latin America and is now cultivated all around the globe. Its seeds are nutrient rich and suitable for human consumption. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of plant growth promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) and salinity stress on the crop’s performance. A pot experiment was set up at the Agricultural University of Athens. Chia seeds were sowed in sterile substate. Fourteen days after the sowing plants, were watered with saline water (30 and 60 mM), while control was watered with distilled water. Treatments also included the application of PGPMs (including Glomus spp., Rhizobacterium, and Trichoderma atroviride). According to the results, chia was affected by salinity. Crop’s growth was statistically significantly lower under salinity stress, while yield was also redacted. The use of PGPMs increased all the studied agronomic parameters and the plants’ tolerance to salinity. Salinity affects chia’s development and yield. The use of PGPMs can mitigate salinity stress and increase plant’s tolerance.

Source: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Horticulture

DOI: 10.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2024.0036

Authors: Ioanna KAKABOUKI, Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS, Antonios MAVROEIDIS, Antigoni-Eleni FOLINA, Ioannis ROUSSIS, Dimitrios BILALIS

Institution: Agricultural University of Athens

Language: English

Topic: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $91