Extremophilic Bacteria Improve Germination, Early Vigor, and Oxidative-Stress Status in Phaseolus vulgaris Under Simulated Water Deficit
Water deficit constrains common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in the acidic Andisols of south-central Chile. We evaluated Bacillus haynesii CamB6 (thermotolerant, Chilean hydrothermal spring) and Microbacterium sp. Se63 (psychrotolerant, Antarctic soil), singly and as a two-strain consortium, for in vitro pla...