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Wheat improves some traits when inoculated with Azospirillum. However, inconsistent results have been observed in field experiments. The ability of Azospirillum brasilense Cd to adhere to wheat was tested in a germplasm panel consisting of a number of bread wheat cultivars, synthetic hexaploids, synthetic derivatives, and a partial set of single chromosome substitution lines to determine the plant genetic role. Seeds of genotypes were grown in modified Hoagland’s medium at seedling stage and then roots were inoculated with the bacteria and adhered cells were counted. The majority of the bread wheat cultivars and synthetic derivatives and some of the synthetic hexaploids were able to support bacterial adhesion. Neither the age of the seedling nor the imposition of either salinity stress or nitrogen starvation had any effect on the extent of adhesion. A pedigree analysis revealed that the root-adhered A. brasilense cultivars shared common ancestor(s), and the substitution line analysis suggested that the genes underlying the trait were located on chromosomes 5D and 6D. The present results are consistent with the notion that the D genome is the source of genetic variation for the capacity of A. brasilense to adhere to the seedling roots.
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Rojas, A., Castellanos, T. & Díaz De León, J.L. Genetic Variation in Wheat for Azospirillum Brasilense to Adhere to the Seedling Root. CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 41, 275–283 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1556/CRC.2013.0008
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