Effect of a Bacillus velezensis and Lysinibacillus fusiformis-based biofertilizer on phosphorus acquisition and grain yield of soybean.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria that function through acidification (organic acid synthesis) or mineralization (production of enzymes such as phytase and phosphatases) have been explored as a biotechnological alternative to enhance plant access to phosphorus (P) retained in organic and inorganic forms in agricultural soils. This study tested the hypothesis that applying a biofertilizer composed of a recognized phosphate-solubilizing bacterium (Bacillus velezensis - endophytic strain BVPS01) and an underexplored plant growth-promoting bacterium (Lysinibacillus fusiformis - endophytic strain BVPS02) would improve the growth and grain yield of Glycine max L. plants.

Methods

Initial in vitro tests assessed the functional traits of these bacteria

SUBMITTER: Vitorino LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378753 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature