TY - JOUR
T1 - Alteration of tomato fruit quality by root inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
T2 - Bacillus subtilis BEB-13bs
AU - Mena-Violante, Hortencia Gabriela
AU - Olalde-Portugal, Víctor
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank M.C. Rosalinda Serrato Flores for technical assistance. Financial support for this study was provided by the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT).
PY - 2007/6/5
Y1 - 2007/6/5
N2 - In this study the effect of inoculation of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) roots with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on yield and fruit quality was evaluated. The control treatment was non-inoculated (CTL) and the PGPR treatment was inoculated with Bacillus subtilis BEB-lSbs (BS13). Yield per plant and marketable yield, as well as fruit weight and length were increased by the BS13 treatment when compared to the CTL treatment. Texture of red fruits was also enhanced by the BS13 treatment compared to that in the CTL treatment. These results demonstrated that PGPR have positive effects on tomato fruit quality attributes, particularly on size and texture.
AB - In this study the effect of inoculation of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) roots with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on yield and fruit quality was evaluated. The control treatment was non-inoculated (CTL) and the PGPR treatment was inoculated with Bacillus subtilis BEB-lSbs (BS13). Yield per plant and marketable yield, as well as fruit weight and length were increased by the BS13 treatment when compared to the CTL treatment. Texture of red fruits was also enhanced by the BS13 treatment compared to that in the CTL treatment. These results demonstrated that PGPR have positive effects on tomato fruit quality attributes, particularly on size and texture.
KW - Bacillus
KW - Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
KW - Quality
KW - Texture
KW - Tomato
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34248383966&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.01.031
DO - 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.01.031
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0304-4238
VL - 113
SP - 103
EP - 106
JO - Scientia Horticulturae
JF - Scientia Horticulturae
IS - 1
ER -