scholarly journals Selenium Biofortification of Crop Food by Beneficial Microorganisms

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Yuanming Ye ◽  
Jingwang Qu ◽  
Yao Pu ◽  
Shen Rao ◽  
Feng Xu ◽  
...  

Selenium (Se) is essential for human health, however, Se is deficient in soil in many places all around the world, resulting in human diseases, such as notorious Keshan disease and Keshin–Beck disease. Therefore, Se biofortification is a popular approach to improve Se uptake and maintain human health. Beneficial microorganisms, including mycorrhizal and root endophytic fungi, dark septate fungi, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), show multiple functions, especially increased plant nutrition uptake, growth and yield, and resistance to abiotic stresses. Such functions can be used for Se biofortification and increased growth and yield under drought and salt stress. The present review summarizes the use of mycorrhizal fungi and PGPRs in Se biofortification, aiming to improving their practical use.

Author(s):  
Blanca Estela Gómez-Luna ◽  
Rafael Alejandro Veloz-García ◽  
César Díaz-Pérez ◽  
Juan Carlos Ramírez-Granados

The Mexican marigold flower (Tagetes erecta) is a plant native to Mexico, the uses are: pigments, flavoring, perfumery, ornamental, insecticides, nematicides and medicinal. In the soil there is a great richness of microorganisms mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria with an important role in the processes that affect the transformation of nutrients in the soil and their availability for plants and protection against phytopathogenic microorganisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of beneficial microorganisms in the development of the cempasúchil flower compared with the application of a fertilizer. The bacterial strains were identified as 225, 254, 302 and an inoculum of mycorrhizal fungi. The Blue Garden fertilizer. Fresh weight, dry weight, number of flowers, root size were determined. A completely randomized experimental design and Tukey test were used. According to the results obtained, the best treatments that could have a potential use were the following treatments: fertilizer, strain 254, strain 302 and strain 254 and mycorrhiza. The use of beneficial microorganisms for the production of Mexican marigold flowers was shown to be effective and comparable with the application of fertilizer, therefore reducing its use and even eliminating it.


Author(s):  
Blanca Estela Gómez-Luna ◽  
Rafael Alejandro Veloz-García ◽  
César Díaz-Pérez ◽  
Juan Carlos Ramírez-Granados

The Mexican marigold flower (Tagetes erecta) is a plant native to Mexico, the uses are: pigments, flavoring, perfumery, ornamental, insecticides, nematicides and medicinal. In the soil there is a great richness of microorganisms mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria with an important role in the processes that affect the transformation of nutrients in the soil and their availability for plants and protection against phytopathogenic microorganisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of beneficial microorganisms in the development of the cempasúchil flower compared with the application of a fertilizer. The bacterial strains were identified as 225, 254, 302 and an inoculum of mycorrhizal fungi. The Blue Garden fertilizer. Fresh weight, dry weight, number of flowers, root size were determined. A completely randomized experimental design and Tukey test were used. According to the results obtained, the best treatments that could have a potential use were the following treatments: fertilizer, strain 254, strain 302 and strain 254 and mycorrhiza. The use of beneficial microorganisms for the production of Mexican marigold flowers was shown to be effective and comparable with the application of fertilizer, therefore reducing its use and even eliminating it.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 11987
Author(s):  
Sara SANAYEI ◽  
Morteza BARMAKI ◽  
Ali EBADI ◽  
Mousa TORABI-GIGLOU

Belowground interactions between plant roots, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs), and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve growth and yield under abiotic stress conditions. A pot factorial experiment based on completely randomized design with three replications was conducted to investigate the effects of AMFs (without inoculation as control, inoculation with Funneliformis mosseae and Funneliformis intraradices) and PGPRs (without inoculation as control Pseudomonas fluorescens p-169 inoculation) on roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) grown under water deficiency stress (WDS) [90% (I1), 75% (I2), 50% (I3), and 25% (I4) of field capacity as well-watered, mild, moderate, and severe stress, respectively]. The results showed that by applying WDS, the plant growth properties such as root and sepals’ dry weight, 1000-seed weight, seed yield, chlorophyll a, b, and total, carotenoids, and leaf water content was significantly reduced. The application of AMFs and PGPR under WDS conditions increased 1000-seed weight, seed yield. In response to WDS osmotic adjustment were provided in Roselle and under stress conditions. The highest seed yield was found under well-watered treatment by inoculation of F. mosseae without PGPR and the application of Pseudomonas fluorescens (6.37 and 6.51 g/plant, respectively). These results suggesting the antagonistic effects of AMFs and PGPR. AMFs inoculation under severe stress increased sepals dry weight compared to the non-inoculation. In conclusion, increased activity of enzymatic antioxidants and higher production of non-enzymatic antioxidant compounds, as well as photosynthetic pigments in symbiotic association with AMFs, can alleviate reactive oxygen species damage resulting in increased growth and yield parameters and improve water stress tolerance.


Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Caradonia ◽  
Enrico Francia ◽  
Caterina Morcia ◽  
Roberta Ghizzoni ◽  
Lionel Moulin ◽  
...  

Chilling stress limits processing tomato growth and yield, leading to high losses. An approach to increase the sustainability of crop production could involve the use of beneficial microorganisms. The objectives of this research were to investigate: (i) the efficacy of Funneliformis mosseae and Paraburkholderia graminis C4D1M in avoiding processing tomato damage during severe chilling stress; (ii) the synergic effect of the two microorganisms inoculated as a consortium; (iii) if the putative microorganism effects depended on the processing tomato genotype. To achieve these objectives, two experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, a modern genotype was assessed, while three genotypes were evaluated in the second experiment. At sowing, F. mosseae was mixed with peat. Nine days after sowing, P. graminis was inoculated close to the plant’s root collar. After 40 days of seed sowing, chilling treatment was performed at 1 °C for 24 h. F. mosseae mainly reduced the cell membrane injuries in term of electrolytic leakage and efficiency of photosystem II, after the chilling stress in both experiments. Conversely, in the second experiment, the consortium improved the seedling regrowth, increasing the efficiency of photosystem II. In addition, modern genotypes inoculated with microorganisms showed a better seedling regrowth.


Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Oluwaseun Adeyinka Fasusi ◽  
Cristina Cruz ◽  
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

The world’s human population continues to increase, posing a significant challenge in ensuring food security, as soil nutrients and fertility are limited and decreasing with time. Thus, there is a need to increase agricultural productivity to meet the food demands of the growing population. A high level of dependence on chemical fertilizers as a means of increasing food production has damaged the ecological balance and human health and is becoming too expensive for many farmers to afford. The exploitation of beneficial soil microorganisms as a substitute for chemical fertilizers in the production of food is one potential solution to this conundrum. Microorganisms, such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and mycorrhizal fungi, have demonstrated their ability in the formulation of biofertilizers in the agricultural sector, providing plants with nutrients required to enhance their growth, increase yield, manage abiotic and biotic stress, and prevent phytopathogens attack. Recently, beneficial soil microbes have been reported to produce some volatile organic compounds, which are beneficial to plants, and the amendment of these microbes with locally available organic materials and nanoparticles is currently used to formulate biofertilizers to increase plant productivity. This review focuses on the important role performed by beneficial soil microorganisms as a cost-effective, nontoxic, and eco-friendly approach in the management of the rhizosphere to promote plant growth and yield.


Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1531
Author(s):  
Narcisa Urgiles-Gómez ◽  
María Eugenia Avila-Salem ◽  
Paúl Loján ◽  
Max Encalada ◽  
Leslye Hurtado ◽  
...  

Coffee is an important, high-value crop because its roasted beans are used to produce popular beverages that are consumed worldwide. Coffee plantations exist in over 70 countries and constitute the main economic activity of approximately 125 million people. Currently, there is global concern regarding the excessive use of agrochemicals and pesticides in agriculture, including coffee crops. This situation has motivated researchers, administrators, and farmers to seek ecologically friendly alternatives to decrease the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. In the last decades, multiple studies of the rhizosphere, at the chemical, physical and biological levels, have improved our understanding of the importance of beneficial microorganisms to plant health and growth. This review aims to summarize the state of the use of plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) in coffee production, where the most extensively studied microorganisms are beneficial plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This review also contains information on PGPM, in regard to plantations at different latitudes, isolation techniques, mass multiplication, formulation methods, and the application of PGPM in nurseries, monoculture, and coffee agroforestry systems. Finally, this review focuses on relevant research performed during the last decade that can help us improve sustainable coffee production.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Taufiq Hidayat ◽  
Prapto Yudono ◽  
Endang Sulistyaningsih ◽  
Arif Wibowo

Shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) is one of the most widely utilized vegetables by Indonesian people. Some technologies have been adapted to improved shallot productivity. One of those are the application of beneficial microorganisms. We applied mycorrhizal fungi, Trichoderma sp., and Bacillus thuringiensis as well as the combination among these microorganisms were applied in Shallots cultivation and were investigated to improve the growth and development of shallot. A field experiment was arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design with two treatment factors. The first factor consisted of two shallot cultivars, namely Biru Lancor and Crok Kuning; whilst the second factor consisted of six beneficial microorganism treatments, i.e. control, mycorrhizae, Trichoderma sp., Bacillus thuringiensis, the combination of mycorrhizae and Trichoderma sp., and the combination of those three microorganisms. The observation was conducted on infection percentage of mycorrhizae, total population of Trichoderma sp., leaf area, leaf area index, net assimilation rate, crop growth rate, harvest index, and plant yield. The data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at 5% significance level. The results showed the leaf area of shallot was improved as affected by the application of mycorrhizal fungi. The effectiveness and implication of mycorrhizal fungi on shallot growth would decrease if the application of was combined with other microorganisms. However, the application of beneficial microorganisms had not been able to increase component yield and yield of Biru Lancor and Crok Kuning, indicated by bulb weight, number of bulb, bulb diameter, number of bulb per cluster, and bulb yield per hectare.


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