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Identification and selection of synthetic communities of rhizobacteria from citrus plant roots.

Grant number: 23/03131-0
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
Effective date (Start): May 01, 2023
Effective date (End): April 30, 2025
Field of knowledge:Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy
Principal Investigator:Helvecio Della Coletta Filho
Grantee:Helena Santiago Lima
Host Institution: Instituto Agronômico (IAC). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). Campinas , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:20/14584-8 - Synthetic communities of the citrus rhizosphere microbiota seeking benefits for plant development and resistance to stress, AP.TEM

Abstract

The benefits of the plant rhizosphere microbiome such as improved soil mineral uptake, modulation of plant growth, suppression of soil pathogens and increased resistance to stress (biotic and abiotic) have been validated for numerous plant species, but it is little known for perennial plants such as citrus. The production of citrus seedlings in nurseries, in the State of São Paulo, is carried out under protection against insect vectors and is based on well-defined rules, aiming at phytosanitary and genetic quality, including the use of substrate (coconut fiber or pine bark) for plant growth. Despite the excellent phytosanitary control, little is known about the diversity of beneficial microorganisms present in these plants. Successful examples of root microbiome reconstruction, resulting in increased plant development and resistance to pathogens, are growing in the literature. The main objective of this proposal is to characterize by 16S rRNA sequencing the microbial communities obtained from the citrus rhizosphere of plants growth at field, to define the synthetic communities (Ci_SynCom), and test them as growth inducers in this species.

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