Maize spermosphere bacterial endophytes and their biotic and abiotic stress tolerance traits

In the present study, 12 bacterial endophytes (C1 to C12) were isolated from three different genotypes of maize seed (COH6). Seed are considered as pioneers plant microbiome and enhance defense response at an early stage crop growth later stages seedling development. The seed-associated exhibit antagonistic property against fungal pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum Macrophomina phaseolina) maize. Among isolates, C11 suppressed mycelial both tested pathogens. Furthermore, selected isolates subjected in vitro abiotic stress tolerance such salt, drought temperature stress. C3, C5, C7, C12 showed increased drought, salt might assist host alleviating ill-effects on On a whole, microbial associated with seeds could be better candidate biotic would develop those consortia for obtaining desirable