Assessing the Efficacy of Cyanobacterial Strains as Oryza sativa Growth Biostimulants in Saline Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Antioxidant Activity of the Examined Cyanobacterial Strains
2.2. Effects of Different NaCl Concentrations on Cyanobacterial Culture Growth
2.3. Growth-Stimulating Activity of the Tested Strains
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Biological Materials
4.2. The Cultivation of and Biomass Production by Microorganisms
4.3. Preparation of Supernatants and Cell Extracts for Determination of Antioxidant Properties
4.4. Analysis of Antioxidant Activity
4.4.1. DPPH Free Radical Scavenging Activity Assay
4.4.2. Analysis of ABTS Cation Radical Scavenging Activity
4.4.3. Analysis of β-Carotene–Linoleic Acid
4.4.4. Copper Ion-Reducing Antioxidant Capacity Assay
4.4.5. Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power Assay
4.4.6. Analysis of Total Flavonoid Content
4.5. Effect of Different NaCl Concentrations on the Survival Rate of Cyanobacteria
4.6. Determining the Growth-Stimulating Properties of Selected Cyanobacterial Strains in Saline Soil
- (1)
- Soil soaked with T. variabilis K-31;
- (2)
- Soil soaked with Nostoc sp. J-14;
- (3)
- Soil soaked with water.
4.7. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Extracts | DPPH 1 | ABTS 2 | FRAP 3 | CUPRAC 4 | β-Carotene/ Linoleic Acid Assay |
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The IC50 Value (μg/mL) | mg TE/g Extract | (%) | |||
T. variabilis K-31 | 2.42 ± 0.22 c | 1.81 ± 0.21 a | 2.26 ± 0.16 a | 1.22 ± 0.03 b | 66.23 ± 1.62 a |
Nostoc sp. J-14 | 2.13 ± 0.11 d | 1.58 ± 0.12 b | 1.33 ± 0.06 b | 3.32 ± 0.03 a | 20.66 ± 3.73 c |
O. brevis SH-12 | 3.21 ± 0.39 a | 0.72 ± 0.01 c | 0.50 ± 0.01 d | 0.90 ± 0.01 d | 17.62 ± 1.14 d |
S. platensis Calu-532 | 2.81 ± 0.28 b | 0.62 ± 0.02 d | 0.26 ± 0.01 c | 1.30 ± 0.07c | 38.75 ± 0.88 b |
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Bauenova, M.O.; Sarsekeyeva, F.K.; Sadvakasova, A.K.; Kossalbayev, B.D.; Mammadov, R.; Token, A.I.; Balouch, H.; Pashkovskiy, P.; Leong, Y.K.; Chang, J.-S.; et al. Assessing the Efficacy of Cyanobacterial Strains as Oryza sativa Growth Biostimulants in Saline Environments. Plants 2024, 13, 2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172504
Bauenova MO, Sarsekeyeva FK, Sadvakasova AK, Kossalbayev BD, Mammadov R, Token AI, Balouch H, Pashkovskiy P, Leong YK, Chang J-S, et al. Assessing the Efficacy of Cyanobacterial Strains as Oryza sativa Growth Biostimulants in Saline Environments. Plants. 2024; 13(17):2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172504
Chicago/Turabian StyleBauenova, Meruyert O., Fariza K. Sarsekeyeva, Asemgul K. Sadvakasova, Bekzhan D. Kossalbayev, Ramazan Mammadov, Aziza I. Token, Huma Balouch, Pavel Pashkovskiy, Yoong Kit Leong, Jo-Shu Chang, and et al. 2024. "Assessing the Efficacy of Cyanobacterial Strains as Oryza sativa Growth Biostimulants in Saline Environments" Plants 13, no. 17: 2504. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172504