African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5195

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to minimize panicle grain shattering habit for increased yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Mohamad Halid Razak
  • Mohamad Halid Razak
  • Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, 43400 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Zulkarami Brahim
  • Zulkarami Brahim
  • Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 43400 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Halimi Mohd Saud
  • Halimi Mohd Saud
  • Laboratory of Food Crops, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, 43400 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  •  Received: 09 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 29 December 2017
  •  Published: 07 April 2019

Abstract

Locally isolated Bacillus subtilis (UPMB10) as nitrogen fixer and B. pumillus (GM118) as phosphate solubilizer act as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The objective of this study is to determine the response of single and co-inoculation of these PGPR on the panicle breaking strength to minimize panicle grain shattering to increase rice yield.  The ability to fix nitrogen and solubilize phosphate, production of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and grain yield production of single and co-inoculants of PGPR were studied. The result demonstrated that single and combined inoculations were able to fix nitrogen and solubilize phosphate. Besides, the ability of UPMB10 and mix inoculation to produce high concentration of IAA enables them to provide a high breaking force needed to detach grain from panicle compared to GM118 and in turn increase the rice grain yield. Hence, this study showed the potential single and combined inoculations as a biofertilizer to increase rice productivity in the granary areas of Malaysia.

 

Key words: Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), co-inoculation, Bacillus, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), grain shattering, yield, Oryza sativa L.