Co-inoculation with Bacillus thuringiensis RZ2MS9 and rhizobia improves the soybean development and modulates soil functional diversity.

ABSTRACT: Despite the beneficial effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on agriculture, understanding the consequences of introducing foreign microbes into soil taxonomic and functional diversity is necessary. This study evaluated the effects co-inoculation of soybean with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) RZ2MS9 and commercial rhizobia on the natural microbial community structure and functional potential. Our results indicated that soybean development was positively influenced by co-inoculation, plants exhibited greater height and a higher number of pods, and no reductions in productivity estimates. Soil prokaryotic diversity and community structure remained unchanged by Bt RZMS9 inoculation or co-inoculation with rhizobia 147 days after sowing. However, functional diversity was influenced by so

SUBMITTER: Fonseca de Souza L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature