Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 257-271.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-1010

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The Effect of Stress-resistant and Growth-promoting Bacteria Pseudomonas putida on Pepper Seed Germination and Seedling Growth

LI Qiong-yao1(), BAO Rui1, LEI Hai-tao1, YANG Yuan-xu1, HAN Li-zhen1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025
    2.Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Guiyang 550025
  • Received:2025-09-22 Online:2026-05-26 Published:2026-06-10
  • Contact: HAN Li-zhen E-mail:2936412418@qq.com;lzhan1@gzu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the stress-resistant and growth-promoting characteristics of Pseudomonas putida and its effects on pepper seed germination, seedling growth, and rhizosphere bacterial community under salt and drought stress, which may provide a basis for using this strain to enhance plant resistance to abiotic stress. Method The growth-promoting characteristics of P. putida HGD3 strain under salt and drought stress, as well as the indicators affecting pepper seed germination and seedling growth were determined, and the diversity and functional analysis of rhizosphere bacteria community have been conducted. Result The HGD3 strain possessed the ability to secrete siderophore, ACC deaminase, and phosphorus solubilization under 4% NaCl and 30% PEG6000 stress. 1% NaCl and 20% PEG6000 significantly inhibited the germination of pepper seeds, while the germination-related indicators of seeds soaked with HGD3 strain were higher to varying degrees than those of the single stress group. The inoculation of HGD3 strain significantly promoted the growth of chili seedlings. Under the stress of 0.5%‒2.0% NaCl concentration, the growth indexes and chlorophyll content of chili peppers were significantly improved by root irrigation with culture broth, while the H2O2 content significantly reduced. Under drought stress, the plant height, fresh weight, stem diameter, root length, root weight, and chlorophyll content of inoculated seedlings were 1.68, 3.29, 1.25, 1.31, 2.59, and 1.26 times higher than those of the single stress group, respectively. MDA and H2O2 content significantly decreased, while proline content, SOD and CAT activity significantly increased. Inoculation treatment increased the abundance of Pseudomonas and Streptomyces in the rhizosphere soil under salt and drought stress, as well as the relative abundance of Novosphingobium, Thermomonas, Luteimonas, Castellaniella, Pseudolabrys, and Chryseolinea in salt stressed soil, and the relative abundance of Nocardioides and Iamia in drought stressed soil. Conclusion The HGD3 strain, which has excellent stress resistance and growth promoting characteristics, promotes the germination and seedling growth of pepper seeds under salt and drought stress, increase the abundance of beneficial bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soil, and the promoting effect on drought-stressed chili plants is more profound than that on salt-stressed plants.

Key words: Pseudomonas putida, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, abiotic stress, stress resistance and growth-promoting characteristics, pepper, seed germination, seedling growth, bacterial community structure