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Plant growth promoting cyanobacteria and their distribution in terrestrial habitats of Iran

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Shariatmadari, Zeinab, Riahi, Hossein, Seyed Hashtroudi, Mehri, Ghassempour, AliReza, Aghashariatmadary, Zahra·2013·Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
DOI 10.1080/00380768.2013.782253
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In this research heterocystous cyanobacteria were isolated from paddy soils and used as algal extracts in a pot culture of vegetable crops. The first aim of this research was to study the distribution of algal species isolated from different rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivation regions of Iran. Soil samples were collected from seven main rice cultivation provinces situated in perhumid and semi-arid regions of the country. In total, 49 heterocystous morphospecies were isolated from 20 locations. Among these taxa, Anabaena and Nostoc were found to be the dominant genera at most stations. The effect of algal extract on vegetable crops was the second aim of this experiment. After isolation and identification of these taxa, monoalgal cultures of two isolates were carried out by growing the isolates in nitrate-free BG-11 medium. Pot experiments were carried out by spraying algal extract on soil of treated plants. Growth of plants was evaluated by measuring growth parameters such as plant height, root length, dry and fresh weight of plant as well as leaf number after 40 days since planting. Statistical analysis showed that there are significant differences in studied parameters as compared to the control. In complementary studies nitrogenase activity of these taxa was determined by the acetylene reduction technique and identification of phytohormones was performed with the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. As result of this study, chemical content of algae extracts and production of plant growth-stimulating substances such as phytohormones can be proposed as factors affecting plant growth parameters.

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  • Microcoleaceae have been shown to improve soil fertility and support healthy plant growth.

    “Microcoleaceae have been shown to improve soil fertility and support healthy plant growth (Singh et al., 2016;Shariatmadari et al., 2013;Rai et al., 2019).”

    From Spirulina supported plant growth in regolith simulants and elevated levels of CO2 (2025) · cites this paper as Shariatmadari et al., 2013

    The Results ('Cyanobacterial extracts as inoculants for vegetable crops'; page unavailable) report improved growth in vegetables treated with cyanobacterial extracts. But the Discussion identifies the studied Anabaena and Nostoc as members of Nostocaceae, not Microcoleaceae. Its discussion of soil fertility also concerns cyanobacteria generally or Nostoc, so it does not establish the claim for Microcoleaceae. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Anabaena vaginicola and Nostoc calcicola increase weight, root length, height, and leaf number in cucumber, squash, and tomato plants.

    “Moreover, Anabaena vaginicola and Nostoc calcicola positively affected cucumber, squash, and tomato plants by increasing their weight, root length, height, and leaf number [120].”

    From A Holistic Approach to Circular Bioeconomy Through the Sustainable Utilization of Microalgal Biomass for Biofuel and Other Value-Added Products (2024) · cites this paper as [120]

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Authors
Shariatmadari, Z., Riahi, H., Seyed Hashtroudi, M., Ghassempour, A., & Aghashariatmadary, Z.
Affiliations
Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
Corresponding author
Riahi, Hossein
ORCID
Venue
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-08
Volume
59
Issue
4
Pages
535-547
ISSN
  • 0038-0768 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-0765
DOI
10.1080/00380768.2013.782253
OpenAlex
W2114960027
Cited by
111
References
37
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FWCI
1.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Soil Science & Plant Nutrition (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
Keywords
heterocystous cyanobacteria, paddy soil, algal extracts, Anabaena, Nostoc, plant growth promotion, nitrogenase activity, plant hormones, vegetable crops, Iran

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