Impact of foliar application of phyllosphere yeast strains combined with soil fertilizer application on rice growth and yield.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of beneficial microbes in agriculture is gaining increasing attention as a means to reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers. This approach can potentially mitigate negative impacts on soil, animal, and human health, as well as decrease climate-changing factors. Among these microbes, yeast has been the least explored, particularly within the phyllosphere compartment. This study addresses this knowledge gap by investigating the potential of phyllosphere yeast to improve rice yield while reducing fertilizer dosage.

Results

From fifty-two rice yeast phyllosphere isolates, we identified three yeast strains-Rhodotorula paludigena Y1, Pseudozyma sp. Y71, and Cryptococcus sp. Y72-that could thrive at 36 °C and possessed significant multifarious plant growt

SUBMITTER: Muthukrishanan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657868 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature