title: Gibberellin production by bacteria and its involvement in plant growth promotion and yield increase.
abstract: This review focuses on studies with bacteria for which biosynthesis/production of the plant hormones gibberellins have been demonstrated. Actual data on gibberellin metabolism by bacteria are analyzed in comparison with the biosynthetic pathways known for vascular plants and fungi. The potential involvement of gibberellins produced by symbiotic and soil-endophytic microorganisms in plant growth promotion and yield increase is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Química Orgánica y Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 5505, Chacras de Coria, Argentina. rbottini@fca.uncu.edu.ar
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bottini
authors.forename: Fabricio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cassán
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piccoli
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D018533:Biomass; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D063245:Plant Development; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005875:Gibberellins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators