Atividade biológica e bioprospecção de bactérias associadas à Atriplex nummularia em solos salino sódico no agreste de Pernambuco

Abstract

Soil salinity is a growing problem that has been developed in an uncontrolled manner throughout the world, having as causes: the release of salts from the source material, or excessive irrigation with water of poor quality and high evapotranspiration, which is not account is offset by the low annual rainfall, promoting the degradation of large areas. To the rehabilitation, the use of plants for phytoextraction of soil salts, such as Atriplex nummularia, has proved quite feasible. For species that can grow in extreme environments, such as the Atriplex, symbiotic associations with microorganisms adapted to this environment may contribute to its establishment and effectiveness in extracting salt. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the biological activity and the organisms in saline sodic soil in the presence or absence of Atriplex nummularia that may contribute to the development of the halophyte species. We studied microorganisms associated with environments with and without plants of A. nummularia deployed in a field experiment in Fluvic Neossoils saline sodic in the city of Pesqueira-PE. Two samples were taken, one in the dry season and another in the rainy season when the soil is completely saturated by water. Soil samples were analyzed for microbial activity and biological bioprospecting by isolating of the bacteria, which were chosen according to the different shapes and colors of the colonies, and also by testing for nitrogen fixation and production of IAA. The results of microbial activity showed that the distance from the root interfere in the general data of carbon and nitrogen of microbial biomass and basal respiration, and the highest values found near the roots of the plant, indicating that the presence of Atriplex tends to promote a increase in soil microbes and also that greater interaction with the roots in dry periods, promotes a benefit to the organisms found on site. The bacterial population studied in all the points collected in both periods was higher in the rhizoplane, reinforcing the strong association of these microorganisms, particularly bacteria with plants of Atriplex. The endophytic bacteria isolated from leaf and root tissues of plants of A. nummularia, even in smaller quantities in relation to population density, were able in two sampling in fix nitrogen and produce IAA in a satisfactory percentage, showing the importance of endophytic bacteria for the development of plants of the species because they may be contributing for the capacity of this plant biomass production in salt affected soils, thus increasing the potential of more species for phytoextraction.