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Article

Growth Performance and Nitrogen Fixing Efficiency of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes in Symbiosis with Rhizobia under Combined Salinity and Hypoxia Stresses

by
Sabrine Benmoussa
1,2,3,
Issam Nouairi
1,
Imen Rajhi
1,
Saber Rezgui
1,
Khediri Manai
1,
Wael Taamali
4,
Zouhaier Abbes
5,
Kais Zribi
1,
Renaud Brouquisse
3 and
Haythem Mhadhbi
1,*
1
Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agrosystems, Biotechnology Center of Borj-Cedria. B.P. 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
2
Faculty of Science of Tunis, University of Tunis el-Manar, el-Manar II, Tunis 2098, Tunisia
3
INRA, Sophia Agrobiotech Institute (ISA), Nice Sophia Antipolis University, 1355 INRA/7254 CNRS, 0600 Nice, France
4
Laboratory of Olive Biotechnology, Biotechnology Center of Borj-Cedria. B.P. 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia
5
Laboratory of Field Crops, National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia (INRAT), University of Carthage, Ariana 2080, Tunisia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agronomy 2022, 12(3), 606; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030606
Submission received: 17 January 2022 / Revised: 22 February 2022 / Accepted: 25 February 2022 / Published: 28 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Effects of Inoculation with Microorganisms on Plant Nutrition, Yield and Quality)
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Abstract

The present study was carried out in order to investigate the behaviour of six faba bean (Vicia faba Minor) genotypes (Saber 02, Locale, Baachar, Badii, Chourouk and Najeh) in response to salinity and flooding (hypoxia), either alone or combined, to identify tolerant genotypes and to select efficient faba bean-rhizobia symbiosis under salinity and/or hypoxia conditions. faba bean genotypes were cultivated in three agricultural soils with either low (160 µs/cm) or moderate (1850 µs/cm) salt content and submitted or not to a 30-day long flooding period. Growth parameters and photosynthetic performance were analyzed at the end of the flowering period. At harvest time, the Najeh genotype showed the highest dry mass production in both control and hypoxia conditions (7.90 and 6.75 g/plant, respectively), whereas Saber 02 showed the lowest (3.75 and 2.25 g/plant, respectively). Differences between genotypes were less marked in salinity or combined salinity/flooding conditions. Principal component analysis of the analyzed parameters revealed that the Najeh genotype presents the best growth and the lowest photosynthetic perturbation and lipid peroxidation levels, whether under control or hypoxic conditions, whereas Saber 02 and Locale genotypes were less productive. Ninety bacteria strains were isolated from Vicia faba root nodules. Of these, 47 strains were identified as rhizobia, and 20 were able to re-nodulate the host plant. After the characterization, identification and selection process, four strains were selected as the best faba bean symbiotic partners based on their symbiotic efficiency and salt tolerance behaviours. Our results suggest that faba bean tolerant genotypes in symbiosis with these strains could be useful in enhancing legume cultivation under saline and hypoxia field conditions.
Keywords: hypoxia; rhizobia; salinity; symbiotic efficiency; tolerant; Vicia faba hypoxia; rhizobia; salinity; symbiotic efficiency; tolerant; Vicia faba

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Benmoussa, S.; Nouairi, I.; Rajhi, I.; Rezgui, S.; Manai, K.; Taamali, W.; Abbes, Z.; Zribi, K.; Brouquisse, R.; Mhadhbi, H. Growth Performance and Nitrogen Fixing Efficiency of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes in Symbiosis with Rhizobia under Combined Salinity and Hypoxia Stresses. Agronomy 2022, 12, 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030606

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Benmoussa S, Nouairi I, Rajhi I, Rezgui S, Manai K, Taamali W, Abbes Z, Zribi K, Brouquisse R, Mhadhbi H. Growth Performance and Nitrogen Fixing Efficiency of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes in Symbiosis with Rhizobia under Combined Salinity and Hypoxia Stresses. Agronomy. 2022; 12(3):606. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030606

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Benmoussa, Sabrine, Issam Nouairi, Imen Rajhi, Saber Rezgui, Khediri Manai, Wael Taamali, Zouhaier Abbes, Kais Zribi, Renaud Brouquisse, and Haythem Mhadhbi. 2022. "Growth Performance and Nitrogen Fixing Efficiency of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes in Symbiosis with Rhizobia under Combined Salinity and Hypoxia Stresses" Agronomy 12, no. 3: 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030606

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Benmoussa, S., Nouairi, I., Rajhi, I., Rezgui, S., Manai, K., Taamali, W., Abbes, Z., Zribi, K., Brouquisse, R., & Mhadhbi, H. (2022). Growth Performance and Nitrogen Fixing Efficiency of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Genotypes in Symbiosis with Rhizobia under Combined Salinity and Hypoxia Stresses. Agronomy, 12(3), 606. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030606

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