Inoculation frequency and maize genotype influence plant growth-promoting effects of soil bacteria under low nitrogen conditions.

ABSTRACT: Global agriculture relies heavily on the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer to meet the current global food demand. Unfortunately, the average nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) of maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is as low as 50%. Improving the NUE of maize is essential for feeding the ever-increasing world population while also decreasing the negative environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilizer due to runoff and volatilization. Harnessing the symbiotic relationship between plants and soil microorganisms may be one method for increasing the NUE in crops such as maize. In the present study, a set of potentially beneficial bacterial species chosen based on genetic information from the host was investigated for their ability to improve NUE-related traits in maize grown under nitrogen-deficien

SUBMITTER: Foster LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463839 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature