The sustainability of global agriculture is increasingly threatened by climate change, soil degradation, declining biodiversity, and the overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In this context, plant- and soil-associated microbiomes have emerged as vital allies for achiev...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121670
Edouard Loukou KOUADIO, Raïssa Kaéda Nassé GUEI, Kouadio AMANI, Adama OUATTARA, Athanase Kra KOUASSI, Mathurin KOFFI, Abdelkarim FILALI-MALTOUF & Ibrahim Konate·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
The overuse of chemical fertilizers poses significant risks to preserving the environment, food safety and human health. As sustainable alternatives, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria offer a ecological approach to improving plant productivity and soil fertility. This study ai...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i81615
Phytobiomes encompass the dynamic ecosystems surrounding plants, which include a diverse range of microbial communities such as fungi, bacteria, algae, viruses, and nematodes. These microorganisms interact intricately with plants, influencing their health, growth, and resilience....
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i101486
Sibananda Darjee, Gunturi Alekhya, Sudarshan S, Smruti Ranjan Padhan, Gundreddy Rajareddy, Moumita Baishya & Amit Kumar Dash·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
The increasing demand for food production, combined with the environmental degradation caused by conventional farming practices, has prompted a shift towards sustainable agriculture. Biofertilizers, consisting of living microorganisms such as nitrogen-fixing bacteria, phosphate-s...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i91484
Aims: To study the response of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to vermicompost enriched with biofertilizers, bioagents and micronutrients. Study Design: Field experiment was conducted at Junagadh (Gujarat) with ten treatments comprising of vermicompost enriched with biofertilizer...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i730439
This study was carried out at the Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, in Egypt during the two successive seasons of 2015 and 2016. The experiment was designed using a complete randomized blocks design. Eco-friendly agriculture has its...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41038
This study was carried out at the Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University during the two successive seasons of 2015 and 2016. The experiment was designed using a complete randomized blocks design. The objective of this study was to investig...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40919
Aim: To evaluate the effects of endomycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and sulfur oxidizing bacteria as biofertilizers in presence of phosphors and sulfur as mineral nutrients on onion (Allium cepa L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) plants under field conitions. Study Design: Identification of the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15966
A Group of mathematical and statistical designs collectively known as Response Surface Methodology (RSM) are increasingly being used to optimize a product or process. The present study attempts to evaluate the efficacy of the mathematical model Central Composite Design (CCD) and...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14821
The continued decline in soil fertility, high fertilizer costs and the need to implement environmental friendly agricultural systems are some of the world’s major strategic concerns. Soil microorganisms are part of the soil ecosystem and are reported to contribute in soil fertili...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/5577
The growth and reproductive performance of epigeic earthworm Eisenia fetida in biofertilizers enriched flower waste vermicomposting was studied for 80 days in the laboratory. Six feeding compositions – Co-Flower waste (FW) alone; A- FW + Earthworms (E. fetida); B- FW+ EW + Azospi...