ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2021
Microbial consortium increases maize productivity and reduces grain phosphorus concentration under field conditions.
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- Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agriculture: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Plant Growth-Promoting Potential of Halotolerant Bacteria Is Not Phylogenetically Determined: Evidence from TwoMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- A response surface methodology approach to improve nitrogen use efficiency in maize by an optimal mycorrhiza-to-Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Effect of the diverse combinations of useful microbes and chemical fertilizers on important traits of potato.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2021Article
- Constraints and Prospects of Improving Cowpea Productivity to Ensure Food, Nutritional Security and Environmental Sustainability.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of microbes that improve plant phosphorus (P) use efficiency is an avenue to boost crop yields while alleviating environmental impacts. We tested three microbial inoculants (
resultsAs hypothesized: (i) despite the native soil microbial community and the application of P fertilizer, the microbial inoculants enhanced plant P uptake from the soil by 14-60%, and consequently improved P acquisition efficiency; (ii) PSB and AMF+PSB plants produced ±50% more biomass per unit of P taken up, and consequently enhanced plant internal P use efficiency (i.e. the biomass produced per unit of P); and (iii) the combined inoculation of AMF and PSB provided the best results in terms of productivity and P use efficiency. Further, the microbial inoculants altered P allocation within the plant, reducing grain P concentration.
conclusionBy testing the microbial inoculants under field conditions, our study clearly shows that the microbial consortium (AMF+PSB) increased maize productivity, and at the same time improved P use efficiency. Further, the use of these microbial inoculants was shown to be compatible with conventional agricultural management practices.
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