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ArticleMicrobial ecology2024

Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacillus sp. Modulate Soil Exoenzyme Activities and Improve Wheat Growth.

Zafar Iqbal, Maqshoof Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Raza, Thomas Hilger, Frank Rasche

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Article in Microbial ecology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Zafar IqbalNational Research Center of Intercropping, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan. zaferiqbal31205@gmail.com.
Maqshoof AhmadDepartment of Soil Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ali RazaNational Research Center of Intercropping, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
Thomas HilgerFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute), University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany.
Frank RascheFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute), University of Hohenheim, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany. frank.rasche@uni-hohenheim.de.
Islamia University of Bahawalpur · PKUniversity of Hohenheim · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) is a vital mineral nutrient in agriculture and its deficiency results in reduced growth, yield, and grain quality in cereals. Much of the applied P in agriculture becomes fixed in soils, limiting its accessibility to plants. Thus, investigating sustainable strategies to release fixed P resources and enhance plant uptake is crucial. This study explored how plant-associated bacteria employ phosphate solubilizing mechanisms to improve P availability. The growth patterns of four bacterial strains, namely Bacillus subtilis ZE15 and ZR3, along with Bacillus megaterium ZE32 and ZR19, were examined in Pikovskaya's broth culture with and without the addition of insoluble phosphorus (P). In the absence of P amendment, most strains reached a stationary growth phase by the fourth day. However, their responses diverged when exposed to P-amended media. Particularly, ZE15 demonstrated the highest P solubilization capability, achieving up to 130 µg mL

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BacillusPhosphatesBacillus subtilisPhosphorusSoilSoil MicrobiologyTriticumPhosphatesPhosphorusSoilBacillus sp.MineralizationPhosphate esterasePhosphate solubilizationß-D glucosidase

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PMID38228915
PMCPMC10791813
OpenAlexW4390904469

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