The Effect of Endophytic Bacteria on Isatis Indigotica Growth and Soil Environment

A field experiment evaluated the effects of three endophytic bacterial strains on the growth and medicinal quality of Isatis indigotica plants. The study measured plant biomass, active ingredient content, and rhizosphere soil properties, identifying BC00 as the dominant treatment group. The dataset was authored by Yuqin Hu and last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Comparing the efficacy of different endophytic bacterial treatments on plant biomass based on measured dry weights.
• Analyzing the influence of bacterial treatments on medicinal compound content based on measured levels of indigo, indirubin, and epigoitrin.
• Studying the impact of endophyte inoculation on rhizosphere soil chemistry and enzyme activities.
• Investigating shifts in rhizosphere microbial community structure, such as enrichment of Methylobacillus and Alternaria, following bacterial treatment.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a controlled field experiment with specific treatment groups (e.g., T11–28, BC00, BV11).
• Includes multiple measured indicators: plant biomass, active ingredient content, soil chemical properties, and enzyme activities.
• Analysis includes microbial diversity profiling of rhizosphere soil for dominant treatment groups.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small in scale (870.5 KB), suggesting limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field experiment involving irrigation of Isatis indigotica rhizosphere with single and combined endophytic bacterial strains.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:49:21; freshness should be verified.