Agricultural and Biological Sciences
2 years ago

New bacterial combo boosts maize growth and reduces global phosphorus demand!

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Microorganisms
Efficiency of Combining Strains Ag87 (Bacillus megaterium) and Ag94 (Lysinibacillus sp.) as Phosphate Solubilizers and Growth Promoters in Maize
Luana Rainieri Massucato, Suelen Regina de Araújo Almeida, Mayara Barbosa Silva, Mirela Mosela, Douglas Mariani Zeffa, Alison Fernando Nogueira, Renato Barros de Lima Filho, Silas Mian, Allan Yukio Higashi, Gustavo Manoel Teixeira, Gabriel Danilo Shimizu, Renata Mussoi Giacomin, Ricardo Cancio Fendrich, Marcos Ventura Faria, Carlos Alberto Scapim, Leandro Simões Azeredo Gonçalves

Paper Summary

Scientists aimed to find bacteria that can help maize grow better by making phosphorus more available in the soil. They tested 24 strains from maize roots and found that strains I13 (Ag87) and I17 (Ag94) were the best at promoting maize growth and increasing phosphorus content in the plant. These bacteria could be used as a microbial treatment in Brazilian agriculture to improve crop yield.

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