Impact of a bacterial consortium on the soil bacterial community structure and maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation.

ABSTRACT: Microorganisms are often applied as biofertilizer to crops to stimulate plant growth, increase yields and reduce inorganic N application. The survival and proliferation of these allochthonous microorganisms in soil is a necessary requisite for them to promote plant growth. We applied a sterilized or unsterilized not commercialized bacterial consortium mixed with cow manure leachate used by a farmer as biofertilizer to maize (Zea mays L.) in a greenhouse experiment, while maize development and the bacterial community structure was determined just before the biofertilizer was applied a first time (day 44), after three applications (day 89) and after six application at the end of the experiment (day 130). Application of sterilized or unsterilized biofertilizer with pH 4.3 and 864 mg NH_4<

SUBMITTER: Afanador-Barajas LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219701 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature