Research Article | Open Access

Halima Berrada1, Jamal Ibijbijen2 and Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim1

1Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Sciences and Technology Faculty, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, P.O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco.
2Environment and Soil Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, P.O. Box 11201 Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco.
J Pure Appl Microbiol, 2019, 13 (1):247-255 | Article Number: 5459

 https://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.1.26 | © The Author(s). 2019 

Received: 09/01/2019 | Accepted: 06/02/2019 |Published: 09/03/2019
Abstract

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the symbiotic effectiveness of Rhizobium strains isolated from food legumes (Bean) collected from different sites in Fez city and regions (Morocco). For this purpose, 15 isolates were obtained. Seeds were inoculated with these isolates and grown in bags containing sterile soil in greenhouse under controlled plant growth conditions. 30 days after planting several measurements were carried out to assess nodulation, plant growth and N2 fixation. Nodule number and dry weight were determined as an indication of inoculation response; shoot and Root dry weights as an indication of growth response, and N-uptake as an indication of nitrogen fixation effectiveness. The results of the experiment were statistically analyzed showed a statistically significant difference between the tested strains (P < 0.05).

Keywords

Bean, Rhizobium, N2, Fixation efficiency.

Introduction

Nitrogen is known to be an essential nutrient for plant growth, and biological nitrogen fixation is a worldwide economical and sustainable alternative for nitrogen supply to legume crops. It may reduce the expenses of chemical nitrogen fertilizers and eliminate their negative impact on the environment1.

Legumes are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiotic association with soil bacteria mainly from Rhizobiaceae Family (generically called rhizobia). Atmospheric N2 fixation by Rhizobium is one of the direct mechanisms involved in plant growth promotion and rhizobial inoculants for legumes have been used worldwide2.

Intensive farming practices that achieve high yields require chemical fertilizers, which are not only costly but may also create environmental problems. The extensive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture is currently under debate due to environmental concern and fear for consumer’s health. Consequently, there has recently been a growing level of interest in environmental friendly sustainable agricultural practices and organic farming systems3-4. Increasing and extending the role of biofertilizers such as Rhizobium would reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and decrease adverse environmental effects. Therefore, in the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture techniques, biofertilization is of great importance in alleviating environmental pollution and nature’s deterioration5. Rhizobium symbiosis with legume species is of special importance, producing 50% of 175 million tones of total nitrogen biologically fixed annually worldwide6.

Indeed, inoculation of legumes with rhizobia, for the purpose of enhancing N2 fixation and yield in legume crops, is possibly the most common method of voluntary release of microbes into the environment7. Ideally, inoculation is required in the absence of compatible indigenous rhizobia, where the resident rhizobial population density is very low, or where the resident rhizobia are less infective and less effective at N2 fixation than alternative (inoculant) strains8-9. Soils lacking in compatible rhizobia are found in areas where indigenous related legumes are absent or where levels of pH, osmotic stress, high temperature, and heavy metals are detrimental to rhizobial populations10-7.

The objective of this study was to assess under greenhouse conditions, nodulation and plant growth of food legumes (Bean) inoculated with different sources of rhizobial inoculums and to describe the effects of these inoculums on plant growth, shoot N accumulation, nodulation and N2 fixation compared with controls (T and T+), in order to evaluate the performance of the 15 studied strains and identify the most efficient one.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Plant material
This study tested the symbiotic effectiveness of fifteen rhizobial strains with Vicia faba plants (Table 1).

Table (1):
Strains, host plant and localization of the 15 strains isolated from bean in Fez and regions.

Strains
Host plant
Sites
B738
Bean
Moulay Yacoub (34°5’16N, 5°10’52W)
B739
Bean
Fez downtown (across from Sopriam) (34° 02′ 51N 5° 00′ 20W)
B1164
Bean
The medina (Fez old city) (34° 3′ 0N, 4°58′ 59W)
B740
Bean
Annoceur (33°40′ 0N, 4°50’60
W)
B1165
Bean
Moulay Yacoub (34°5’16N, 5°10’52W)
B741
Bean
Douiet (34°2’60N, 5°7′
0W)
B1162
Bean
Quariat  Ba Mohamed (43°22’8N,5°12’35W)
B742
Bean
The medina (Fez old city) (34° 3′ 0N, 4°58′ 59W)
B567
Bean
Annoceur (33°40′ 0N, 4°50’60
W)
B569
Bean
Annoceur (33°40′ 0N, 4°50’60
W)
B1163
Bean
Immouzer road (33°59’50N ,4°59’24W)
B570
Bean
Jnanate : near the old city (medina) (34° 3′ 0N, 4°58′ 59W)
B1161
Chickpea
Douiet (34°2’60N, 5°7′
0W)
B556
Acacia
Sidi harazem (33°52’60N,5°1’60W)
B571
Bean
Annoceur (33°40′ 0N, 4°50’60
W)

Seed’s Inoculation

These strains were screened, in a previous study, from a total of 110 root-nodulating bacteria isolated from grain and forage legumes of Fez regions and phenotypically characterized. Then, the most representative ones, on the basis of the phenotypic study, were subject to a genotypic analysis by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene11. Finally, they were deposited in the Coordinated Collections of Moroccan Micro-organisms (CCMM).

Culture conditions, bacterial strain and treatments
Bag experiments and soil type

Experiment was carried out in a greenhouse at Sciences and Technology Faculty of Fez, using plastic bags filled with 1.5 kg of sterilized soil. For this investigation one type of soil was used which was sieved at 2 mm size and the gravel content was discarded. Soil was steam-sterilized in autoclave at 100°C for 1h during three successive days. This is a recognized technique for soil sterilization; since some spore-forming bacteria may tolerate high temperatures. Hence, spores that may germinate on the second or third day are eliminated. Seeds were also initially surface sterilized to eliminate possible contamination by resident rhizobia.

Sterilization and germination of seeds
seeds were surface sterilized by rinsing in ethanol 95% (v/v), soaking for 4 min in HgCl2 followed by three washings in sterile distilled water. The seeds were then left to imbibe in water for 4 h. Later seeds were germinated in sterilized dishes containing sterile damp filter paper and sterile distilled water was added at intervals to keep the filter paper and germinating seeds wet. Seeds were incubated at 28°C for 2–3 days until radicals were 2–3 cm long and root hairs appeared. After germination, three seedlings were sown in each plastic bag and inoculated with one bacterial strain culture12.

The inoculates were produced by growing the rhizobial strains in 250 ml erlenmeyer flasks containing 100 ml of yeast extract mannitol broth (YMB) and incubating at 28°C for 3 days on a rotary shaker at 160 rpm13. 1 ml (containing 108 cells ml-1) of the bacterial culture at their exponential-phase of growth was inoculated just after the seedling’s transfer into the bags. The treatments were as follows: (a) inoculated with rhizobia, no N-fertilized, (b) uninoculated, N-fertilized (T+), and (c) control uninoculated plants with no N-fertilization (T). Treatments were arranged in a randomized block with three replicate bags and three plants per bag.

Nutrient solution
After transplanting the sterile seedling into bags, plants were surface irrigated daily with water and once weekly with 200 ml of N-free nutrient solution with the following composition (g/L): KH2PO4, 0.1; CaCl2, 0.1; MgSO4.7H2O, 0.12; Na2HPO4.2H2O, 0.15; ferric citrate, 0.005; and microelements solution, 1 ml. Microelements have the following composition (mg/L): H3BO4, 2.86; MnSO4.4H2O, 2.03; ZnSO4.7H2O, 0.22; CuSO4.5H2O, 0.08; Na2 MoO4.2H2O, 0.14. The pH of the solution was adjusted to 6.8 and it was sterilized 20 min at 121°C14.

In the case of N-fertilized treatments, plants were fertilized with the N-free nutrient solution supplemented with (3 mg of N as KNO3)15.

Determination of Nitrogen fixation
After a month, each plant was harvested then the root and shoot systems were weighted. Immediately, the root systems were washed gently under tap water. Plant’s shoot and root systems were let to dry at 90°C for more than 48 h in oven and then weighed. Nodules from each individual root were collected, counted and the air-dry fresh weight of nodules was estimated. Nodules were also oven-dried at 90oC for 48h, to determine their dry weight.

N concentration was analyzed using the Kjeldahl method and N content (Shoot dry weight x N concentration)/100 per plant and the N fixed (Plant N content in inoculated pots – plant N content in uninoculated pots) were calculated16. Efficiency of symbiosis was calculated by comparing the plant’s yield when inoculated by the tested strain with a N fertilized control (Shoot dry weight in inoculated pots/Shoot dry weight in N fertilized plants)׳100. Then nitrogen fixing efficiency have been classified as ineffective <35%, moderately effective 35-50%, effective 50-80% and highly effective >80%17.

Statistical Analysis
All the parameters measured for the evaluation of the symbiotic efficiency tests were subjected to statistical analysis of variance using the Statgraphics software and the ANOVA test for average’s comparison using the Low Significance Difference test (LSD) at 5% level.

Results and Discussion

Analysis of the bean plant’s nodulation
The results reported in Fig. 1  and Table 2 shows that the bean plants could be nodulated by all the tested isolates even those isolated from other host plants, like in the case for both strains B1161 and B556 respectively isolated from chickpea and acacia.



Fig. 1. Nodule’s number (a), nodule’s dry weight (b) of bean inoculated with different strains of Rhizobium obtained from nodules isolated from plants grown in different Fez regions. All data represent the mean ± SD of 3 replicates.

Table (2):
Effect of inoculation with different rhizobial strains on bean’s growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixation

 

Strains

Nod.  Ner
NDW   (g/plante)
SDW         (g/plante)
N (%)
Nc      (g/plante)
NF

(g/plante)

NFE                    (%)
Classification of efficiency
T ( -)F
0±00
0±00
6,74±0,54
2,65±0.17
0,17±0,01
 B738
180±1
0,24±0.015
9,81±0.49
2,54±0,15
0,24±0,02
0,07±0,02
100,3±9,07
VE
     B739
187,66±4,93
0,48±0,049
8,05±0,64
2,77±0,36
0,22±0,01
0,04±0,02
82±6,24
VE
   B1164
145,33±4,72
0,12±0,005
9,92±0,96
2,94±0,13
0,29±0,04
0,11±0,04
100,6±9,71
VE
B740
229±6,55
0,17±0,004
12,91±1,06
2,42±0,25
0,33±0,02
0,16±0,02
131±5,56
VE
 B1165
160,66±9,29
0,12±0,005
8,62±1,41
2,99±0,47
0,25±0,02
0,07±0,02
87,3±10,96
VE
B741
82±2,64
0,11±0,010
9,25±1,61
2,98±0,36
0,27±0,01
0,09±0,01
93,3±12,58
VE
 B1162
76±4,58
0,11±0,018
9,01±0,82
289±0,21
0,25±0,01
0,08±0,005
91,6±4,16
VE
B742
199,66±3,78
0,32±0,030
8,86±1,31
2,85±0,28
0,25±0,01
0,07±0,01
90±13,22
VE
B567
94±4,58
0,17±0,023
9,92±0,64
2,81±0,06
0,27±0,01
0,10±0,02
98,6±10,01
VE
B569
139±2,64
0,20±0,002
9,77±1,09
3,08±0,33
0,29±0,003
0,12±0,005
99,3±9,50
VE
 B1163
183,66±5,68
0,37±0,018
8,95±0,84
3,05±0,74
0,27±0,08
0,09±0,09
91±11,53
VE
B570
248,33±4,72
0,46±0,019
9,18±1,23
2,82±0,48
0,25±0,03
0,08±0,04
93,3±10,40
VE
    B1161
177±3,60
0,26±0,015
9,67±1,51
2,62±0,47
0,24±0,01
0,07±0,02
98,3±13,65
VE
B556
98,33±4,72
0,17±0,019
5,97±1,34
3,09±0,74
0,17±0,01
0,004±0,002
60,6±11,01
E
B571
148,66±8,08
021±0,015
9,23±0,15
2,48±0,44
0,22±0,04
0,05±0,04
93,6±4,04
VE
T(N)F
0±00
0±00
9,84±0,44
3,05±0,03
0,30±0,01

Symbiotic performance of rhizobial strains in Bean

Examination of the entire plant’s root system after 4 weeks of culture (branching stage) showed significant variability of nodule’s distribution.

Nodules (5 to 7 mm or more) were located mostly below the flange while smaller different nodules were denser on lateral roots. Similar findings have been reported by El Hilali et al.18 during the inoculation tests for lupin and by Fitouri et al.19 during the inoculation tests for Sulla (Sulla coronarium L.) by different rhizobial strains.

The analysis of variance of the nodule number showed a statistically significant difference between the tested strains (P < 0.05). In general a wide variability of the strain’s infective capacity was demonstrated (Figure 1a). Even if the inoculation of plants by various strains was performed with the same concentration which is approximately 108UFC/ml, the mean number of nodules formed by plants varied between 76 and 248 nodules.

The most infective strain for bean was B570 with 248 nodules formed per plant, while B1162 strain was less infective and unable to induce the formation of more than 76 nodules.

Similar results were recorded for nodule’s dry weight, except for the case of B739 strain, where it was highest (0.48 g / plant), while the number does not exceed 188 nodules (Fig.1 b). For the B740 and B1165 strains the nodule’s dry weights were respectively (0.17 g / plant and 0.12 g / plant), while nodule’s numbers were 229 and 160 nodules respectively.

Since no study of Bean inoculation has been reported in the city of Fes and regions, we propose to use rhizobial strains instead of nitrogen fertilizer.

In the experiment conducted in a greenhouse; Vicia faba was inoculated with 15 strains of Rhizobium, ten belong to Rhizobium sp, two are R. leguminosarum, two are Agrobacterium sp. and one strain belongs to Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens).

Analysis of variance of the measured parameters for the selection of an efficient symbiotic association is made of the threshold of 0.05. Factor studied (inoculation with rhizobial tested strains) has no significant effect on the nitrogen content (% N) of the aerial plant’s parts. While, a significant effect was observed on the other parameters measured: dry weight, total nitrogen and nitrogen fixation of the aerial parts and the relative efficiency (P < 0.05).

Indeed, the response of plants to inoculation showed a highly significant difference in the shoot dry weight (Fig. 2).


Fig. 2. Shoot Dry weight of the plants inoculated with different rhizobial strains obtained from nodules of legumes isolated from the city of Fez and its regions. All data represent the mean ± SD of three replicates.

The results obtained for the dry weight of the aerial parts are presented in Figure 2, showing that the shoot dry weight of inoculated plants exceeded that of the control nitrogen fertilized by (KNO3). This is the case for the strains B740, B1164 and B567 respectively with 12.90; 9.92 and 9.92 (g / plant) against 9.84g for the fertilized control.

We also note that the strain B556 gave the lowest shoot dry weight with a value of 5.98 g. These observations are not surprising, since the strain was isolated from another host plant which is acacia. This is entirely consistent with previous studies and confirms that the ability of nodulation with a Rhizobium strain in a given plant depends only on its isolated plant20 which is related to the rhizobial host specificity.

Indeed, the effectiveness of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis is dependent on symbiont in question. Rhizobial strains can fix significant amounts of nitrogen in a host, but are ineffective to fix nitrogen with another host, although nodules are formed in both cases21. With regard to the other parameters, the most important performance in aboveground biomass, total nitrogen and fixed nitrogen is obtained with B740 strain. The symbiotic association of bean with this strain enhances the dry weight and total nitrogen of the aerial parts, by 131% and 113 % respectively compared to the average for the fertilized control.

The Nitrogen content can be expressed in grams per plant (g/plant) or as a percentage relative to the dry matter (% N). This last unit is used to better compare the N content regardless of differences in plant growth22. The results obtained for the content of nitrogen and total nitrogen in the aerial parts are shown in Figure 3 and 4.


Fig. 3. Nitrogen percentage in the aerial parts of plants fertilized, non-fertilized and inoculated with different strains of Rhizobium obtained from nodules isolated from the city of Fez and its regions. All data represent the mean ± SD of three replicates.

Fig. 4. Total nitrogen content in the aerial parts of broad bean plants fertilized and unfertilized inoculated with different strains of Rhizobium obtained from nodules of legumes isolated from Fez city and its regions. All data represent the mean ± SD of 3 replicates.

A positive correlation was revealed between Nitrogen content estimated by the Kjeldahl method and the total nitrogen content in shoots. Similarly, a large variability in the effectiveness of strains examined by the determination of nitrogen in the aerial part was noted.

The measurement of the total nitrogen expressed as g/plant showed that strain B740 has the highest value (0.34 g/plant) and significantly exceeds that of the nitrogen fertilized plant; while the strain B556 gave the lowest nitrogen content (0.178 g/plant), similar to the unfertilized control. For the nitrogen content, the analysis of variance for nitrogen percentage in relation to dry matter (% N), revealed no significant differences between the strains and comparing means has shown that the levels are very similar between different species.

Regarding the relative efficiencies obtained, they range from 61% to 131%. Higher values (131%, 101% and 100.33% of relative efficiency (RE)) were obtained respectively with B740, B1164 and B738 strains. In general, the strains were very efficient: with a RE values greater than 80% for 93% of the tested strains. It is important to note that the strains not isolated from bean have percentages ranging between 61% and 98%, respectively for the strains isolated from acacia and chickpea (Figure 5).


Fig. 5. Relative efficiency of the nodulating strains isolated from Fez and its regions. All data represent the mean ± SD of 3 replicates.

The increase in the nitrogen-fixing ability of leguminous plants inoculated with various strains of specific Rhizobium, has been highlighted by many researchers. Santos et al.23 found an increase in the nitrogen-fixing ability of soybean about 58% in response to inoculation with CPAC390 strain. Similarly, studying the diversity of rhizobia strains nodulating bean in Argentina, Aguilar et al.24 found that the yield of bean inoculated with different strains was similar to that of the fertilized plant.

Although the nodules number in plant’s inoculated by B1162 strain is the lowest, it has an important relative efficiency (92%).

This indicates that the bean consume less energy in the process of nodulation for nitrogen fixation. Similar results have been reported by Chen et al.25and El Akhal et al.26 and showed the existence of no correlation between the number of nodules and the yield of the plant. They also found that a good performance could be obtained with a smaller number of nodule indicating that these funds were effective when a large number of nodules gives a low yield (ineffective nodules).

It should be noted that the strains belonging to Agrobacterium sp. (B1162, B1161) and Agrobacterium tumefaciens (B1163) induced a number of infective nodules of 76, 177 and 184 respectively and were very efficient with relative efficiency of 92 %, 98 % and 91 % respectively.

Agrobacterium sp. is genetically related to Rhizobium species, and several authors have reported the isolation of these bacteria from nodules of different legumes. So, probably depending on soil conditions, Agrobacterium sp. behaves as a pathogen or a symbiont based on their plasmid content and their symbiotic state could be unstable under laboratory conditions.

The symbiotic instability of Agro-bacterium isolates was observed by several studies27-28 and this may be the most likely explanation for the loss of symbiotic phenotype isolates. These isolates are therefore a poor choice for the formulation of inoculants. Hungria et al.29 reported that the strain SEMIA 4064 used as inoculant trade beans has lost its ability to fix nitrogen in greenhouse conditions and field.

These observations agree with previous finding and confirm that the inoculation programs must be directed not only to select strains of rhizobia effective, but also to select strains with genetic stability to avoid losing the plasmid Psym or genomic rearrangements28.

Selecting an effective symbiosis with bean

The combination Bean x rhizobial strain B740 (Rhizobium sp. EU529842.1) is significantly most effective with a relative efficiency of 131%. This strain induced an increase of 131 % compared to the average fertilizer control, followed by the strains B1164 and B738 with 101 % and 100.33 % respectively.

The symbiotic association of rhizobial strain B740 x Vicia faba can be selected as the experimental model for the field evaluation of the effect of inoculation with the bean and a rhizobial strain estimating amount of nitrogen fixed.

CONCLUSION

We conclude that the inoculation of legume seeds with reasonably large population of effective and persistent rhizobial strains constituted an evident advantage over inorganic nitrogen fertilizer which has to be applied frequently for consistent high yields. Rhizobium inoculants can be said to be a potent alternative to chemical nitrogen fertilizer as well as a renewable resource which is capable of sustaining food production with little or no purchased inputs. If properly harnessed, this technology would afford developing countries opportunity to avoid use of chemical nitrogen fertilizer which has been incriminated in most aquatic and terrestrial pollution problems.

Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. M. Fadil who helped in the data analysis.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest in the publication.

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