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Regulation of Ethylene Biosynthesis Under Salt Stress in Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid (ACC) Deaminase-producing Halotolerant Bacteria

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The present study was carried out to understand the mechanism of salt stress amelioration in red pepper plants by inoculation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase-producing halotolerant bacteria. In general, ethylene production, ACC concentration, ACC synthase (ACS), and ACC oxidase (ACO) enzyme activities increased with increasing levels of salt stress. Treatment with halotolerant bacteria reduced ethylene production by 47–64%, ACC concentration by 47–55% and ACO activity by 18–19% in salt-stressed (150 mmol NaCl) red pepper seedlings compared to uninoculated controls. ACS activity was lower in red pepper seedlings treated with Bacillus aryabhattai RS341 but higher in seedlings treated with Brevibacterium epidermidis RS15 (44%) and Micrococcus yunnanensis RS222 (23%) under salt-stressed conditions as compared to uninoculated controls. A significant increase was recorded in red pepper plant growth under salt stress when treated with ACC deaminase-producing halotolerant bacteria as compared to uninoculated controls. The results of this study collectively suggest that salt stress enhanced ethylene production by increasing enzyme activities of the ethylene biosynthetic pathway. Inoculation with ACC deaminase-producing halotolerant bacteria plays an important role in ethylene metabolism, particularly by reducing the ACC concentration, although a direct effect on reducing ACO activity was also observed. It is suggested that growth promotion in inoculated red pepper plants under inhibitory levels of salt stress is due to ACC deaminase activity present in the halotolerant bacteria.

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This study was carried out with the support of Mid-career Researcher Program through NRF grant funded by the MEST (No. 2010-0000418), Republic of Korea. M. A. Siddikee is grateful to Brain Korea21 (BK21) for awarding a Ph.D. fellowship.

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    Md. Ashaduzzaman Siddikee, Puneet S. Chauhan & Tongmin Sa

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Siddikee, M.A., Chauhan, P.S. & Sa, T. Regulation of Ethylene Biosynthesis Under Salt Stress in Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid (ACC) Deaminase-producing Halotolerant Bacteria. J Plant Growth Regul 31, 265–272 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-011-9236-6

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