Effects of water deficit stress and symbiosis with Micrococcus
yunnanensis at the reproductive stage on yield and seed composition of
Camelina sativa
Abstract
Camelina sativa is an important oilseed due to its potential in the
production of biodiesel and bioproduct. To investigate the water
deficit– induced effects and PGPB on the growth and seed composition of
Camelina “Soheil cultivar”, an experiment was programmed in three
levels 100, 75 and 50%FC and the presence of Micrococcus yunnanensis as
plant growth- promoting bacteria during the reproductive phase. The
results showed under water deficient silique and seed number and silique
length decrease coincided with the increase of seed weight. Also the
decrease of oil content associated with the increased protein and total
carbohydrate content. Carbon to nitrogen ratio and oil content were in a
line and the nitrogen to sulphur ratio positively correlated to protein
content. In seeds, the increase of Mn and P associated with the decrease
of Fe and Zn. The highest proportion of fatty acid was related to poly
unsaturated fatty acid in particular linolenic acid. The increase of
poly unsaturated fatty acid and saturated fatty acid coincided with the
decrease of mono unsaturated fatty acid under water deficit stress. The
antioxidant capacity and total phenol content had an increasing trend
with limited water. PGPB application resulted in the increase of seed
weight, seed and silique number, nutrients uptake and the increase of
protein. Also, PGPB increased antioxidant capacity and total phenol.
PGPB decreased oil content but it had various effects on fatty acid
profiles. In general, PGPB had significant effect on remobilization
nutrients from soil to developing seed and following metabolites synthes