%A Hadizadeh, Fatemeh
%A Saeidi Mehrvarz, Shahryar
%A Sasan Mirpour, Mir Sasan
%D 2014
%T  Effect of Bacillus spp. on seed germination of selected species of the genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae)
%K 
%X  Species of the genus  Cuscuta  are annual angiospermic rootless and leafless (achlorophyllous) parasitic plants. Bacillus is an example of PGPR bacteria exhibiting plant growth promoting activity. In this study the effects of bacterial suspension on germination of dodder’s seed has been determinated. Seeds of three  Cuscuta  species were collected from field for evaluating effects of three different  Bacillus  on its germination. Results show that seed germination of the  C. monogyna  and  C. campestris  is inhibited by all three bacterial species. Based on Tukey analysis, the highest inhibitory activity on seed germination of  C. monogyna  was shown with  B. pumilus  (68.88%); as well as  C. campestris  with  B. megaterium  (95.76%) and  B. pumilus  (91.53%), whilst seed germination of  C. europaea  was almost identically inhibited by all three bacterial species. This paper reports the variable effects of Bacillus species on the seed germination of selected  Cuscuta  species. 
%U http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/127
%J Modern Phytomorphology
%0 Journal Article
%R 10.5281/zenodo.160457
%P 97-101%V 6
%@ 2227-9555
%8 2014-04-01