Phytohormone-like substances produced by single and mixed diazotrophic cultures of Azospirillum and Arthrobacter

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 115; no. 1; pp. 151 - 153
• Main Authors: Cacciari, I. (Plant Radiobiochemistry and Ecophysiology Inst., Rome (Italy)), Lippi, D, Pietrosanti, T, Pietrosanti, W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 01-03-1989; Springer
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Arthrobacter; Arthrobacter giacomelloi; Auxins; AZOSPIRILLUM; Azospirillum brasilense; BACTERIA; BACTERIE; Biological and medical sciences; Brazilian culture; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Cultured cells; Cytokinins; Ecological genetics; ESTIMULANTES DEL CRECIMIENTO; FIJACION DEL NITROGENO; FIXATION DE L'AZOTE; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gibberellins; Microbial ecology; NITROGEN FIXATION; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; PLANT GROWTH SUBSTANCES; Short communications; Soil; Soil ecology; Soil science; SUBSTANCE DE CROISSANCE VEGETALE; Microorganism interrelationships; Auxin; Gibberellins; Mixed microorganism culture; Azospirillum brasilense; Cytokinin; Biological fixation; Nitrogen fixation; Bacteria; Plant growth substance; Actinomycetes; Phytohormone; Arthrobacter
• ISSN: 0032-079X; 1573-5036
• DOI: 10.1007/bf02220706

The production of phytohormone-like substances by Azospirillum brasilense and Arthrobacter giacomelloi were investigated in single and mixed batch cultures under diazotrophic conditions. The mixed culture showed higher productivity of gibberellins and cytokinins.