Identifiikasi Mikrobia Penghasil IAA dan Pelarut Fosfat pada Akar Tanaman Tembakau (Nicotiana tabacum L.) Terpapar Cekaman Kekeringan
Nindya 'Aisyah Cahyaningrum, Dr. Aprilia Sufi Subiastuti, S.Si.
2025 | Skripsi | BIOLOGI
Soil microbiota plays an important role in sustainable agriculture, which can be disrupted by drought, among other factors. Tobacco is an important commodity in Indonesia that contributes significantly to the Indonesian economy. Drought stress on tobacco plants is known to cause a decline in quality and yield. This study aims to analyze the effect of drought stress on tobacco plant root microbes and characterize bacteria with IAA-producing and phosphate-solubilizing activities. Three tobacco varieties were used in this study, namely Bligon, Manilo, and Kemloko. The drought treatments applied included field capacity 100%, field capacity 75%, and field capacity 50%. The research methods included planting tobacco plants, isolating soil samples, calculating the total number of microbiota, selecting IAA producing and phosphate-solubilizing microbes, and identifying microbes molecularly. The results of this study showed significant differences in the total number of tobacco plant root microbiota under field capacities of 50%, 75%, and 100% in the three varieties. The highest total number of microbes was found under a field capacity of 75% in the Manilo variety. In addition, three isolates with the potential to produce IAA and four isolates capable of dissolving phosphate were obtained. The highest IAA-producing isolate was isolate A6, which originated from the K0 treatment of the Manilo variety, while the highest phosphate-solubilizing isolate was isolate P18 from the K2 treatment of the Manilo variety. Molecular identification using 16s rRNA showed that isolate A6 was identified as the bacterium Comamonas aquatica subsp. rana strain CW-25 and isolate P18 as the bacterium Pseudomonas juntendi strain BML3. These final results are expected to be applied in improving the quality of tobacco plants exposed to drought stress.
Kata Kunci : identifikasi, kekeringan, mikrobiota, tembakau