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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Soil Key Enzymes, Plant Growth, Seed Yield, and Qualitative Attributes of Guar

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  • Ahmed M. El-Sawah

    (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)

  • Ali El-Keblawy

    (Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates)

  • Dina Fathi Ismail Ali

    (Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)

  • Heba M. Ibrahim

    (Department of Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)

  • Mohamed A. El-Sheikh

    (Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Anket Sharma

    (State Key Laboratory of Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China)

  • Yousef Alhaj Hamoud

    (College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Hiba Shaghaleh

    (Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Marian Brestic

    (Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, 94911 Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Milan Skalicky

    (Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • You-Cai Xiong

    (State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Institute of Arid Agroecology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Mohamed S. Sheteiwy

    (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt)

Abstract

Guar is an economically important legume crop that is used for gum production. The clean and sustainable production of guar, especially in newly reclaimed lands, requires biofertilizers that can reduce the use of mineral fertilizers, which have harmful effects on human health and the environment. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of biofertilizers produced from Bradyrhizobium sp., Bacillus subtilis , and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), individually or in combinations, on microbial activity, and nutrients of the soils and the guar growth and seed quality and yield. The application of biofertilizers improved shoot length, root length, number of branches, plant dry weight, leaf area index (LAI), chlorophyll content, and nutrient uptake of guar plants compared with the control plants. Moreover, the application with biofertilizers resulted in an obvious increase in seed yield and has improved the total proteins, carbohydrates, fats, starch, and guaran contents in the seeds. Additionally, biofertilizer treatments have improved the soil microbial activity by increasing dehydrogenase, phosphatase, protease, and invertase enzymes. Soil inoculation with the optimized doses of biofertilizers saved about 25% of the chemical fertilizers required for the entire guar growth stages. Our results could serve as a practical strategy for further research into integrated plant-microbe interaction in agriculture.

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  • Ahmed M. El-Sawah & Ali El-Keblawy & Dina Fathi Ismail Ali & Heba M. Ibrahim & Mohamed A. El-Sheikh & Anket Sharma & Yousef Alhaj Hamoud & Hiba Shaghaleh & Marian Brestic & Milan Skalicky & You-Cai Xi, 2021. "Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Enhance Soil Key Enzymes, Plant Growth, Seed Yield, and Qualitative Attributes of Guar," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-19, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:194-:d:507151
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    1. Shilpa Vij & Neha Sharma & Meenakshi Sharma & Tapan Kumar Mohanta & Prashant Kaushik, 2022. "Application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens to Cabbage ( Brassica oleracea L.) Improves Both Its Seedling Quality and Field Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Domenico Prisa & Roberto Fresco & Damiano Spagnuolo, 2023. "Microbial Biofertilisers in Plant Production and Resistance: A Review," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-18, August.
    3. Heba M. Ibrahim & Basharat Ali & Ali El-Keblawy & Taoufik Ksiksi & Mohamed A. El-Esawi & Izabela Jośko & Zaid Ulhassan & Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, 2021. "Effect of Source–Sink Ratio Manipulation on Growth, Flowering, and Yield Potential of Soybean," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-14, September.

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