Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions

Immobilization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in biodegradable polymeric matrices has the potential to improve crop yield and overcome rhizosphere challenges. Previously, we demonstrated that beads prepared from blends of chitosan/starch are useful carriers for bacterial consortia applied t...

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Main Authors: Fernández, Macarena, Martinez, Roberto Dionisio, Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor, Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella, Creus, Cecilia Mónica
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Published: Springer Nature 2024
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17451
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z
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author Fernández, Macarena
Martinez, Roberto Dionisio
Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor
Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella
Creus, Cecilia Mónica
author_browse Creus, Cecilia Mónica
Fernández, Macarena
Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor
Martinez, Roberto Dionisio
Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella
author_facet Fernández, Macarena
Martinez, Roberto Dionisio
Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor
Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella
Creus, Cecilia Mónica
author_sort Fernández, Macarena
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description Immobilization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in biodegradable polymeric matrices has the potential to improve crop yield and overcome rhizosphere challenges. Previously, we demonstrated that beads prepared from blends of chitosan/starch are useful carriers for bacterial consortia applied to maize seeds, increasing seedlings growth. This work aimed to examine the application of Azospirillum argentinense and Pseudomonas rhodesiae co-immobilized in chitosan/starch beads as inoculants in late-sown maize crops under different environments and agronomic managements. We compared the ability to promote maize crop yield of co-immobilized bacteria with their liquid counterparts. We also analyzed if co-immobilized bacteria could compensate yield for the decline in resource availability caused by high-density sown. Our results revealed that in environments with limiting edaphic-climatic conditions for potential crop growth, maize inoculation with liquid formulations exhibited yield instability and unpredictability. Furthermore, when resources were limited by high plant density, only bead mediated inoculation maintained crop yield. The component responsible for the increase in yield caused by inoculation also varied depending on the environment. The weight of thousand grains explained the increase in yield at high yielding potential environment, whereas the number of grains explained the increase at lower yielding environment. The evidence collected here demonstrates that chitosan/starch beads are suitable for delivery of bacteria consortia as inoculants and more efficient than liquid inoculation, broadening the range of inoculant applications to diverse geographic areas and crop management.
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spelling INTA174512024-04-18T10:55:18Z Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions Fernández, Macarena Martinez, Roberto Dionisio Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella Creus, Cecilia Mónica Manejo del Cultivo Maíz Fecha de Siembra Crop Management Maize Azospirillum Pseudomonas Sowing Date Chitosan Quitosano Siembras tardías Beads Co-immobilization Immobilization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in biodegradable polymeric matrices has the potential to improve crop yield and overcome rhizosphere challenges. Previously, we demonstrated that beads prepared from blends of chitosan/starch are useful carriers for bacterial consortia applied to maize seeds, increasing seedlings growth. This work aimed to examine the application of Azospirillum argentinense and Pseudomonas rhodesiae co-immobilized in chitosan/starch beads as inoculants in late-sown maize crops under different environments and agronomic managements. We compared the ability to promote maize crop yield of co-immobilized bacteria with their liquid counterparts. We also analyzed if co-immobilized bacteria could compensate yield for the decline in resource availability caused by high-density sown. Our results revealed that in environments with limiting edaphic-climatic conditions for potential crop growth, maize inoculation with liquid formulations exhibited yield instability and unpredictability. Furthermore, when resources were limited by high plant density, only bead mediated inoculation maintained crop yield. The component responsible for the increase in yield caused by inoculation also varied depending on the environment. The weight of thousand grains explained the increase in yield at high yielding potential environment, whereas the number of grains explained the increase at lower yielding environment. The evidence collected here demonstrates that chitosan/starch beads are suitable for delivery of bacteria consortia as inoculants and more efficient than liquid inoculation, broadening the range of inoculant applications to diverse geographic areas and crop management. EEA Pergamino Fil: Fernández, Macarena. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Fernández, Macarena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martínez, Roberto Dionisio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Ferraris, Gustavo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Grupo Manejo de cultivos; Argentina Fil: Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina Fil: Creus, Cecilia Mónica. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina 2024-04-18T10:48:36Z 2024-04-18T10:48:36Z 2024-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17451 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z 0178-2762 1432-0789 (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Nature Biology and Fertility of Soils 60 : 1-10. (January 2024).
spellingShingle Manejo del Cultivo
Maíz
Fecha de Siembra
Crop Management
Maize
Azospirillum
Pseudomonas
Sowing Date
Chitosan
Quitosano
Siembras tardías
Beads
Co-immobilization
Fernández, Macarena
Martinez, Roberto Dionisio
Ferraris, Gustavo Nestor
Pagnussat, Luciana Anabella
Creus, Cecilia Mónica
Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title_full Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title_fullStr Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title_full_unstemmed Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title_short Enhancement of late-sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan/starch beads in different crop management conditions
title_sort enhancement of late sown maize production with immobilized bacteria in chitosan starch beads in different crop management conditions
topic Manejo del Cultivo
Maíz
Fecha de Siembra
Crop Management
Maize
Azospirillum
Pseudomonas
Sowing Date
Chitosan
Quitosano
Siembras tardías
Beads
Co-immobilization
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17451
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-024-01795-z
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