Optimizing tomato seedling growth with indigenous mangrove bacterial inoculants and reduced NPK fertilization.

ABSTRACT: The search for ecofriendly products to reduce crop dependence on synthetic chemical fertilizers presents a new challenge. The present study aims to isolate and select efficient native PGPB that can reduce reliance on synthetic NPK fertilizers. A total of 41 bacteria were isolated from the sediment and roots of mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) and assessed for their PGP traits under in vitro conditions. Of them, only two compatible strains of Bacillus species were selected to be used individually and in a mix to promote tomato seedling growth. The efficiency of three inoculants applied to the soil was assessed in a pot experiment at varying rates of synthetic NPK fertilization (0, 50, and 100% NPK). The experiment was set up in a completely randomized design with three

SUBMITTER: Tounsi-Hammami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973150 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature