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Conducted at the SZIA Agroecological Garden MATE in G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, Hungary, the research utilizes 12 plots to evaluate different conservation tillage methods, including minimum and no-tillage, with and without microbial inoculation. Commenced in 2022, this study centers on potato cultivation (Solanum tuberosum L.) and includes comprehensive chemical and physical analyses of soil and harvested potatoes, alongside continuous monitoring of growth. Statistical analysis using One-way Anova in R revealed p-values predominantly above 0.05, indicating no significant differences across most parameters, though variations in soil plasticity and pH (KCl) were noted. Results suggest that substantial treatmeent differences may require a longer observation period. Notably, plots with microbial inoculation exhibited higher harvest weights and tuber sizes compared to control plots. Additionally, trends and interactions were found between weed abundance, total harvest, and plant height. The findings indicate that the benefits of integrated agroecological practices, including conservation tillage, may take time to materialize, emphasizing the necessity for extended observation. 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It is well-known that under competition for the exchanged metabolite, concentration gradients constrain the distances over which interactions can occur. However, interaction distances are typically quantified in two-dimensional systems or without accounting for competition or other metabolite-removal, conditions which may not very often match natural ecosystems. We here analyze the impact of cell-to-cell distance on unidirectional cross-feeding in a three-dimensional aqueous system with competition for the exchanged metabolite. Effective interaction distances were computed with a reaction-diffusion model and experimentally verified by growing a synthetic consortium of 1\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb5m-sized metabolite producer, receiver, and competitor cells in different spatial structures. We show that receivers cannot interact with producers located on average 15\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb5m away from them, as product concentration gradients flatten close to producer cells. 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Seed germination of all species increased with experimental warming, suggesting that the present treeline may in part result from unsuccessful recruitment under cold conditions.</p><p> 2 Growth, biomass and survivorship of seedlings of treeline species transplanted into tundra were largely unaffected by experimental warming. However, transplanted seedlings of three species (Betula papyrifera, Picea glauca and Populus tremuloides) grew more when below\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground competition with the extant community was reduced. All three measures of transplant performance were greater in shrub tundra than in the less productive tussock or heath tundra. Establishment of trees in tundra may thus be prevented by low resource availability and competition.</p><p> 3 Two species (Alnus crispa and Populus balsamifera) had low seed germination and survivorship of germinated seeds; transplants of these species did not respond to the manipulations and lost biomass following transplanting into tundra. Isolated populations of these two species north of the present treeline in arctic Alaska probably became established during mid\uffe2\uff80\uff90Holocene warming rather than in recent times.</p><p> 4 Of all the species studied here, Picea glauca was the most likely to invade intact upland tundra. Its seeds had the highest germination rates and it was the only species whose seedlings survived subsequently. Furthermore, transplanted seedlings of Picea glauca had relatively high survivorship and positive growth in tundra, especially in treatments that increased air temperature or nutrient availability, two factors likely to increase with climate warming.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "nutrient-availability", "air-temperature", "tundra", "-Alaska", "Betulaceae-: Dicotyledones-", "Arctic-tundra", "Coniferopsida-: Gymnospermae-", "natural-regeneration", "Environmental-Sciences)", "growth-", "01 natural sciences", "seedlings-", "Picea-glauca", "Betula-papyrifera", "tundra-", "soil-fertility", "Salicaceae-: Dicotyledones-", "Spermatophyta-", "treelines-", "Plantae-", "USA", "tree-establishment", "resource-availability", "Climatology- (Environmental-Sciences)", "Populus-balsamifera (Salicaceae-): seedling-", "Angiosperms-", "transplanting-", "Angiospermae-", "15. 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We examined the combined effects of elevated CO2 concentration ([CO2]) and defoliation on growth and physiology of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.). Seedlings were planted in the ground in eight open-top chambers. Four chambers were ventilated with CO2-enriched air (ambient + 283 micromol mol-1) and four chambers were supplied with ambient air. After 6 weeks of growth, half of the leaf area was removed on a subset of seedlings of each species in each CO2 treatment. We monitored subsequent biomass gain and allocation, along with leaf gas exchange and chemistry. Defoliation did not significantly affect final seedling biomass in either species or CO2 treatment. Growth recovery following defoliation was associated with increased allocation to leaf mass in maple and a slight enhancement of mean photosynthesis in aspen. Elevated [CO2] did not significantly affect aspen growth, and the observed stimulation of maple growth was significant only in mid-season. Correspondingly, simulated responses of whole-tree photosynthesis to elevated [CO2] were constrained by a decrease in photosynthetic capacity in maple, and were partially offset by reductions in specific leaf area and biomass allocation to foliage in aspen. There was a significant interaction between [CO2] and defoliation on only a few of the measured traits. Thus, the data do not support the hypothesis that atmospheric CO2 enrichment will substantially alter tree responses to folivory. However, our findings do provide further indication that regeneration-stage growth rates of certain temperate tree species may respond only moderately to a near doubling of atmospheric [CO2].", "keywords": ["defoliation-", "0106 biological sciences", "Ecophysiology", "Quaking aspen", "biomass-allocation", "growth-response", "Growth", "Environmental-Sciences)", "01 natural sciences", "plant-composition", "Trees", "biomass-", "Spermatophyta-", "Biomass", "Photosynthesis", "plant-physiology", "defoliation", "Angiospermae-", "leaf-area", "GLOBAL-ECOLOGY", "seedling-growth", "source-sink-relations", "Populus-tremuloides", "gas-exchange", "Populus", "broadleaves-", "deciduous-tree", "forest-trees", "atmosphere-", "trees-", "biomass-production", "Acer saccharum", "Nitrogen", "Carbohydrates", "Acer", "carbon-dioxide-enrichment", "photosynthesis-", "growth-", "species-differences", "seedlings-", "wisconsin-", "Populus tremuloides", "photosynthesis", "Climatic changes", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. 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In the present work, we aimed at developing multifunctional synthetic microbial consortia to be used in combination with suitable bioactive compounds for improving crop yield and quality. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) with different functional attributes were identified by a bottom-up approach. A comprehensive literature survey on PGPMs associated with maize, wheat, potato and tomato, and on commercial formulations, was conducted by examining peer-reviewed scientific publications and results from relevant European projects. Metagenome fragment recruitments on genomes of potential PGPMs represented in databases were also performed to help identify plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains. Following evidence of their ability to coexist, isolated PGPMs were synthetically assembled into three different microbial consortia. Additionally, the effects of bioactive compounds on the growth of individually PGPMs were tested in starvation conditions. The different combination products based on microbial and non-microbial biostimulants (BS) appear worth considering for greenhouse and open field trials to select those potentially adoptable in sustainable agriculture.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "QH301-705.5", "delivery method", "Plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "SIMBA; sustainable agriculture; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; microbial consortia; metagenome fragment recruitments; delivery methods; in vitro compatibility; bioactive compounds", "630", "Bioactive compounds", "Article", "660.6", "12. Responsible consumption", "03 medical and health sciences", "plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "Delivery methods", "microbial consortia", "plant growth-promoting microorganism", "Biology (General)", "Metagenome fragment recruitments", "bioactive compound", "2. 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However, the contribution of individual taxa or groups of bacteria to plant nutrition and fitness is not well characterized due to a lack of in\uffc2\uffa0situ evidence of bacterial activity.</p> <p>To address this knowledge gap, we developed an analytical approach that combines the identification and localization of individual bacteria on root surfaces via gold\uffe2\uff80\uff90based in\uffc2\uffa0situ hybridization with correlative NanoSIMS imaging of incorporated stable isotopes, indicative of metabolic activity.</p> <p>We incubated Kosakonia strain DS\uffe2\uff80\uff901\uffe2\uff80\uff90associated, gnotobiotically grown rice plants with 15N\uffe2\uff80\uff93N2 gas to detect in\uffc2\uffa0situ N2 fixation activity. Bacterial cells along the rhizoplane showed\uffc2\uffa0heterogeneous patterns of 15N enrichment, ranging from the natural isotope abundance levels up to 12.07 at% 15N (average and median of 3.36 and 2.85 at% 15N, respectively, n\uffe2\uff80\uff89=\uffe2\uff80\uff89697 cells).</p> <p>The presented correlative optical and chemical imaging analysis is applicable to a broad range of studies investigating plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93microbe interactions. For example, it enables verification of the in\uffc2\uffa0situ metabolic activity of host\uffe2\uff80\uff90associated commercialized strains or plant growth\uffe2\uff80\uff90promoting bacteria, thereby disentangling their role in plant nutrition. Such data facilitate the design of plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93microbe combinations for improvement of crop management.</p> </p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "106022 Mikrobiologie", "rhizosphere bacteria", "Bacteria", "plant growth-promoting bacteria", "plant\u2013microbe interaction", "Research", "Oryza", "biological nitrogen fixation", "Plants", "microbial activity", "in\u00a0situ hybridization", "Plant Roots", "106026 \u00d6kosystemforschung", "Rhizosphere", "106022 Microbiology", "NanoSIMS", "in situ hybridization", "106026 Ecosystem research", "In situ hybridization", "In Situ Hybridization", "Soil Microbiology", "plant-microbe interaction"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19112"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Phytologist", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/nph.19112", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/nph.19112", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/nph.19112"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1139/cjfr-2016-0203", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:17:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-10-20", "title": "Douglas-fir radial growth in interior British Columbia can be linked to long-term oscillations in Pacific and Atlantic sea surface temperatures", "description": "<p> A major problem in modern dendrochronology is that the methods traditionally used for linking tree-ring growth data to climate records are not well suited to reconstructing low-frequency climatic variations. In this study, we explored the alternative ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) to detrend tree-ring records and extract climate signals without removing low-frequency information. Tree cores of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Mayr.) Franco were examined in a semi-arid forest in southern interior British Columbia, western Canada. Ring width data were decomposed into five oscillatory components (intrinsic mode functions, IMFs) of increasingly longer periodicities. IMF 1 was considered white noise, IMF 2 was used to create the first diameter growth index (DGI-1), and IMF 3 and IMF 4 were combined to create the second diameter growth index (DGI-2), whereas IMF 5 and the residual term together were considered as the trend term. The highest significant cross-correlations between DGI-1 and the NAOAugust, NI\uffc3\uff91O12May, and PDOJanuary indices were found at 1-year lags. DGI-2 had positive and persistent correlations with NAOJune and PDOMay at 0- to 3-year lags and with NAOMay at 2- and 3-year lags. Our results indicate that periods of slow growth in the tree-ring record matched periods of drought in the North American Pacific Northwest. Such water-limiting conditions are likely caused by oscillatory patterns in the Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures that influence precipitation in the Pacific Northwest. These drought events are likely exacerbated by changes in winter precipitation (snowpack) related to oscillations of the Atlantic Ocean sea surface temperatures, highlighting the ecological effects of both oceans on terrestrial ecosystems. Such relationships could not be easily found by traditional tree-ring analyses that remove some of the low-frequency signal, and therefore, we suggest EEMD as an additional tool to establishing tree growth \uffe2\uff80\uff93 climate relationships. </p>", "keywords": ["Growth-climate relationships", "Low-frequency climate oscillations", "13. Climate action", "Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD)", "Dendroclimatology", "14. Life underwater", "15. Life on land", "16. Peace & justice", "Decadal climate oscillations", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Because microbial growth in soil is limited by substrate inputs from plant production, we reasoned that changes in the amount and chemistry of these organic substrates could affect the composition of soil microbial com- munities and the cycling of N in soil. We studied microbial community composition and soil-N transformations beneath Populus tremuloides Michx. growing under experimental atmospheric CO2 (35.7 and 70.7 Pa) and soil-N-availability (low N 5 61 ng N\u00b7g 21 \u00b7d 21 and high N 5 319 ng N\u00b7g 21 \u00b7d 21 ) treatments. Atmospheric CO2 concentration was modified in large, open-top chambers, and we altered soil-N availability in open-bottom root boxes by mixing different proportions of A and C horizon material. We used phospholipid fatty-acid analysis to gain insight into microbial community composition and coupled this analysis to measurements of soil-N transformations using 15 N-pool dilution techniques. The infor- mation presented here is part of an integrated experiment designed to elucidate the phys- iological mechanisms controlling the flow of C and N in the plant-soil system. Our ob- jectives were (1) to determine whether changes in plant growth and tissue chemistry alter microbial community composition and soil-N cycling in response to increasing atmospheric CO2 and soil-N availability and (2) to integrate the results of our experiment into a synthesis of elevated atmospheric CO2 and the cycling of C and N in terrestrial ecosystems. After 2.5 growing seasons, microbial biomass, gross N mineralization, microbial im- mobilization, and nitrification (gross and net) were equivalent at ambient and elevated CO2, suggesting that increases in fine-root production and declines in fine-root N concentration were insufficient to alter the influence of native soil organic matter on microbial physiology; this was the case in both low- and high-N soil. Similarly, elevated CO2 did not alter the proportion of bacterial, actinomycetal, or fungal phospholipid fatty acids in low-N or high-N soil, indicating that changes in substrate input from greater plant growth under elevated CO2 did not alter microbial community composition. Our results differ from a substantial number of studies reporting increases and decreases in soil-N cycling under elevated CO 2. From our analysis, it appears that soil-N cycling responds to elevated atmospheric CO 2 in experimental situations where plant roots have fully colonized the soil and root-associated C inputs are sufficient to modify the influence of native soil organic matter on microbial physiology. In young developing ecosystems where plant roots have not fully exploited the soil, microbial metabolism appears to be regulated by relatively large pools of soil organic matter, rather than by the additional input of organic substrates under elevated CO 2.", "keywords": ["measurement-", "soil microorganisms", "Ecology and Evolutionary Biology", "nitrogen-: cycling-", "feedback", "microbial community composition", "techniques-", "Environmental-Sciences)", "01 natural sciences", "litter-plant", "biomass-", "gross and net", "124-38-9: CARBON DIOXIDE", "Spermatophytes-", "cycling-", "soil-organic-matter", "mineralization", "Spermatophyta-", "responses-", "phospholipid-fatty-acids", "2. Zero hunger", "Climatology- (Environmental-Sciences)", "Angiosperms-", "Angiospermae-", "Plants-", "global climate change", "microbial immobilization", "nutrient-", "Soil-Science", "6. 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Several theories have been proposed to construct process-based kinetics laws, but most of these theories do not consider that microbial decomposers can adapt to environmental conditions, thereby modulating decomposition. Starting from the assumption that a homogeneous microbial community maximizes its growth rate over the period of decomposition, we formalize decomposition as an optimal control problem where the decomposition rate is a control variable. When maintenance respiration is negligible, we find that the optimal decomposition kinetics scale as the square root of the substrate concentration, resulting in growth kinetics following a Hill function with exponent 1/2 (rather than the Monod growth function). When maintenance respiration is important, optimal decomposition is a more complex function of substrate concentration, which does not decrease to zero as the substrate is depleted. With this optimality-based formulation, a trade-off emerges between microbial carbon-use efficiency (ratio of growth rate over substrate uptake rate) and decomposition rate at the beginning of decomposition. In environments where carbon substrates are easily lost due to abiotic or biotic factors, microbes with higher uptake capacity and lower efficiency are selected, compared to environments where substrates remain available. The proposed optimization framework provides an alternative to purely empirical or process-based formulations for decomposition, allowing exploration of the effects of microbial adaptation on element cycling.</p></article>", "keywords": ["Ekologi", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "microbial model", "Ecology", "Evolution", "Applied Mathematics", "500", "growth-efficiency trade-off", "6. Clean water", "510", "03 medical and health sciences", "13. 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However, several microbial strains have proven the capacity to augment plant productivity by enhancing crop nutrition and functioning as biopesticides, or vice-versa. This multifunctionality is an issue that is still not included as a concept and possibility in any legal provision regarding the placing on the market of bioproducts, and indicates difficulties in clearly classifying the purpose of their suitability. In this review, we overview the current understanding of the mechanisms in plant-microbe interactions underlining the dual function of microbial strains toward plant nutrition and protection. The prospects of market development for multifunctional bioproducts are then considered in view of the current regulatory approach in the European Union, in an effort that wants to stimulate a wider adoption of the new knowledge on the role played by microorganisms in crop production.", "keywords": ["biofertilizers", "2. 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However, S. indica may switch from biotrophy to saprotrophy losing its plant growth promoting traits. Our aim was to understand if the free-living stage growth conditions (namely C availability) regulate S. indica's phenotype, and its potential as plant-growth-promoting-microbe (PGPM). We grew S. indica in its free-living stage under increasing C availabilities (2-20 g L-1 of glucose or sucrose). We first characterised the effect of C availability during free-living stage growth on fungal phenotype: colonies growth and physiology (plasma membrane proton pumps, stable isotopic signatures, and potential extracellular decomposing enzymes). The effect of the C availability during the free-living stage of the PGPM was evaluated on wheat. We observed that C availability during the free-living stage regulated S. indica's growth, ultrastructure and physiology, resulting in two distinct colony phenotypes: compact and explorer. The compact phenotype developed at low C, used peptone as the major C and N source, and displayed higher decomposing potential for C providing substrates; while the explorer phenotype developed at high C, used glucose and sucrose as major C sources and casein and yeast extract as major N sources, and displayed higher decomposing potential for N and P providing substrates. The C availability, or the C/N ratio, during the free-living stage left a legacy to the symbiosis stage, regulating S. indica's potential to promote plant growth: wheat growth promotion by the explorer phenotype was \u00b1 40% higher than that by the compact phenotype. Our study highlights the importance of considering microbial ecology in designing PGPM/biofertilizers. Further studies are needed to test the phenotypes under more extreme conditions, and to understand if the in vitro acquired characteristics persist under field conditions.", "keywords": ["free-living stage", "symbiosis stage", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "fungal phenotype", "morphology", "physiology", "plant-growth-promoting-microbes", "15. 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We assessed the effect of two novel MC on early wheat growth and litterbag microbial activity in heated and unheated soil. Pot experiments were carried out in duplicate in a greenhouse over 63 days using a completely randomized design with six replications. A range of parameters of plant growth and nutrient uptake were regularly assessed and statistically analyzed by ANOVA. The litterbag-NIRS method was used to trace the microbial activity. Averaged over both trials, soil heating resulted in a significant increase in shoot biomass (+53%) and subsequent nitrogen uptake (+307 mg N pot\u22121) but strongly reduced root development (\u221246%) compared with unheated soil. The application of MC had no effect on wheat growth in the heated soil. By contrast, in the unheated soil, shoot (+12%) and root (+15%) biomass and shoot nitrogen uptake (+11%) were significantly increased after double inoculation with MC compared with autoclaved MC. The litterbag-NIRS method confirmed clear effects of soil heating on microbial activity. Differences between MC application and the control were noted, indicating a buffering effect of MC.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Greenhouse", "S", "Litterbag-NIRS method", "microbial consortia inoculants", "plant-microbe interactions", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Microbial consortia inoculants", "Plant-growth-promoting microorganisms", "plant-growth-promoting microorganisms; microbial consortia inoculants; microbial fertilizer; plant-microbe interactions; pot experiments; greenhouse; litterbag-NIRS method", "microbial fertilizer", "Pot experiments", "plant-growth-promoting microorganisms", "greenhouse", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "pot experiments", "Plant-microbe interactions", "Microbial fertilizer"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/4/899/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/70987/1/Effects%20of%20Multi-Species%20Microbial%20Inoculants%20on%20Early%20Wheat%20Growth%20and%20Litterbag%20Microbial%20Activity.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/4/899/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12040899"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/agronomy12040899", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/agronomy12040899", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/agronomy12040899"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-04-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11381/2888724", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:21:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-02-19", "title": "Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>A growing body of evidence demonstrates the potential of various microbes to enhance plant productivity in cropping systems although their successful field application may be impaired by several biotic and abiotic constraints. In the present work, we aimed at developing multifunctional synthetic microbial consortia to be used in combination with suitable bioactive compounds for improving crop yield and quality. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) with different functional attributes were identified by a bottom-up approach. A comprehensive literature survey on PGPMs associated with maize, wheat, potato and tomato, and on commercial formulations, was conducted by examining peer-reviewed scientific publications and results from relevant European projects. Metagenome fragment recruitments on genomes of potential PGPMs represented in databases were also performed to help identify plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains. Following evidence of their ability to coexist, isolated PGPMs were synthetically assembled into three different microbial consortia. Additionally, the effects of bioactive compounds on the growth of individually PGPMs were tested in starvation conditions. The different combination products based on microbial and non-microbial biostimulants (BS) appear worth considering for greenhouse and open field trials to select those potentially adoptable in sustainable agriculture.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "QH301-705.5", "delivery method", "Plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "630", "Bioactive compounds", "Article", "660.6", "12. Responsible consumption", "03 medical and health sciences", "plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "Delivery methods", "microbial consortia", "plant growth-promoting microorganism", "Biology (General)", "Metagenome fragment recruitments", "bioactive compound", "2. Zero hunger", "0303 health sciences", "bioactive compounds", "660", "in vitro compatibility", "Sustainable agriculture", "metagenome fragment recruitment", "SIMBA", "3. 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In this study, prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) pruning waste was evaluated as a raw material for the production of large amounts of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) reducing the number of generated wastes. Specifically, five PGPMs constituting a synthetic microbial consortium with complementing plant growth-promoting traits were grown on a laboratory scale and, subsequently, on a pilot scale using a 21-L bioreactor. Primarily, the physical-chemical characterization of the culture medium obtained from the juice of Opuntia cladodes was carried out, revealing the presence of sugars and organic acids with different molar ratios. Compared to conventional media, the waste medium did not show significant differences in bacterial growth efficiency. Instead, the survival rates of the bacteria grown in cladodes juice media, after air-drying on zeolite or freeze-drying, were significantly higher than those observed when they were grown in conventional media. The present work is the first conducted on a pilot-scale that maximizes the production of PGPMs in submerged fermentation using cladodes juice from Opuntia, reducing both economic and environmental impacts associated with the generation of wastes.</p></article>", "keywords": ["plant growth promoting microbes;", "biofertilizers", "0301 basic medicine", "TP500-660", "0303 health sciences", "330", "microbial biomass", "<i>Opuntia</i> pruning wastes; cladodes juice; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; microbial biomass", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Opuntia pruning wastes; cladodes juice; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; microbial biomass", "Opuntia pruning wastes", "6. 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Conducted at the SZIA Agroecological Garden MATE in G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151, Hungary, the experiment used 12 plots, employing various conservation tillage techniques, including soil loosening with and without microbial inoculants, as well as no-till systems with and without inoculation. Six of the plots were inoculated with beneficial bacteria to enhance nitrogen fixation, phosphorus mobility, nutrient solubilization, phytohormone production, and pathogen suppression. In 2024, peas (Pisum sativum L.) were planted following potatoes in a small-scale market-oriented crop rotation, with the continuous monitoring of crop performance and soil characteristics. This ongoing study focuses on evaluating the long-term effects of crop rotation on key agricultural parameters, aiming to optimize practices over time. Statistical analysis (one-way ANOVA) revealed no significant differences across most parameters (p &gt; 0.05), except for total sugar content (p &lt; 0.05), which aligns with expectations given the limited tillage prior to the study. The standard significance level of p &lt; 0.05 was used to balance error risks, ensure adequate statistical power, and maintain consistency with established agricultural research practices. However, the study trends indicated potential long-term benefits, particularly in plots with microbial inoculants, where pea yield and pod size showed improvement compared to non-inoculated and control plots. Microbial inoculants may show long-term effects, as they gradually improve soil health, support microbial communities, and enhance nutrient cycling, which takes time to become noticeable. These findings highlight the potential advantages of combining conservation tillage with microbial inoculants, suggesting that this combination could foster enhanced soil health and productivity over time. The novel setting of this study underscores the importance of long-term monitoring to fully capture the benefits of agroecological interventions, emphasizing their role in achieving sustainable agricultural practices and improving small-scale farming outcomes.</p></article>", "keywords": ["biofertilizers", "agroecology", "no-till", "plant growth-promoting rhizobacpromoteteria", "conservation tillage", "Plant culture", "soil biology", "SB1-1110"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11020213"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Horticulturae", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/horticulturae11020213", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/horticulturae11020213", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/horticulturae11020213"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-02-17T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/microorganisms12051002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:19:07Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-05-16", "title": "Real-Time PCR (qtPCR) to Discover the Fate of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in Agricultural Soils", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>To optimize the application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in field trials, tracking methods are needed to assess their shelf life and to determine the elements affecting their effectiveness and their interactions with plants and native soil microbiota. This work developed a real-time PCR (qtPCR) method which traces and quantifies bacteria when added as microbial consortia, including five PGPR species: Burkholderia ambifaria, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Azotobacter chroococcum, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Rahnella aquatilis. Through a literature search and in silico sequence analyses, a set of primer pairs which selectively tag three bacterial species (B. ambifaria, B. amyloliquefaciens and R. aquatilis) was retrieved. The primers were used to trace these microbial species in a field trial in which the consortium was tested as a biostimulant on two wheat varieties, in combination with biochar and the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices. The qtPCR assay demonstrated that the targeted bacteria had colonized and grown into the soil, reaching a maximum of growth between 15 and 20 days after inoculum. The results also showed biochar had a positive effect on PGPR growth. In conclusion, qtPCR was once more an effective method to trace the fate of supplied bacterial species in the consortium when used as a cargo system for their delivery.</p></article>", "keywords": ["sustainable agriculture", "0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "biostimulants", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "microbial consortia (MC)", "real-time PCR (qtPCR)", "traceability", "QH301-705.5", "Biology (General)", "plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)", "Article"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5/1002/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12051002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Microorganisms", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/microorganisms12051002", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/microorganisms12051002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/microorganisms12051002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-05-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.12079/70987", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:22:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-04-08", "title": "Effects of Multi-Species Microbial Inoculants on Early Wheat Growth and Litterbag Microbial Activity", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The use of microbial consortia (MC) with complementing features is considered to be a promising method of sustainable crop intensification, potentially trumping the limited performance of single-strain applications. We assessed the effect of two novel MC on early wheat growth and litterbag microbial activity in heated and unheated soil. Pot experiments were carried out in duplicate in a greenhouse over 63 days using a completely randomized design with six replications. A range of parameters of plant growth and nutrient uptake were regularly assessed and statistically analyzed by ANOVA. The litterbag-NIRS method was used to trace the microbial activity. Averaged over both trials, soil heating resulted in a significant increase in shoot biomass (+53%) and subsequent nitrogen uptake (+307 mg N pot\u22121) but strongly reduced root development (\u221246%) compared with unheated soil. The application of MC had no effect on wheat growth in the heated soil. By contrast, in the unheated soil, shoot (+12%) and root (+15%) biomass and shoot nitrogen uptake (+11%) were significantly increased after double inoculation with MC compared with autoclaved MC. The litterbag-NIRS method confirmed clear effects of soil heating on microbial activity. Differences between MC application and the control were noted, indicating a buffering effect of MC.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Greenhouse", "S", "Litterbag-NIRS method", "microbial consortia inoculants", "plant-microbe interactions", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Microbial consortia inoculants", "Plant-growth-promoting microorganisms", "plant-growth-promoting microorganisms; microbial consortia inoculants; microbial fertilizer; plant-microbe interactions; pot experiments; greenhouse; litterbag-NIRS method", "microbial fertilizer", "Pot experiments", "plant-growth-promoting microorganisms", "greenhouse", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "pot experiments", "Plant-microbe interactions", "Microbial fertilizer"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/4/899/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/70987/1/Effects%20of%20Multi-Species%20Microbial%20Inoculants%20on%20Early%20Wheat%20Growth%20and%20Litterbag%20Microbial%20Activity.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/4/899/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.12079/70987"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.12079/70987", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.12079/70987", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.12079/70987"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-04-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "20.500.12079/71057", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:22:15Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-05-14", "title": "Designing a Waste-Based Culture Medium for the Production of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms Based on Cladodes Juice from Opuntia ficus-indica Pruning", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>The production of beneficial microorganisms is the first step to obtain a commercial-based product for application in agriculture. In this study, prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) pruning waste was evaluated as a raw material for the production of large amounts of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms (PGPMs) reducing the number of generated wastes. Specifically, five PGPMs constituting a synthetic microbial consortium with complementing plant growth-promoting traits were grown on a laboratory scale and, subsequently, on a pilot scale using a 21-L bioreactor. Primarily, the physical-chemical characterization of the culture medium obtained from the juice of Opuntia cladodes was carried out, revealing the presence of sugars and organic acids with different molar ratios. Compared to conventional media, the waste medium did not show significant differences in bacterial growth efficiency. Instead, the survival rates of the bacteria grown in cladodes juice media, after air-drying on zeolite or freeze-drying, were significantly higher than those observed when they were grown in conventional media. The present work is the first conducted on a pilot-scale that maximizes the production of PGPMs in submerged fermentation using cladodes juice from Opuntia, reducing both economic and environmental impacts associated with the generation of wastes.</p></article>", "keywords": ["plant growth promoting microbes;", "biofertilizers", "0301 basic medicine", "TP500-660", "0303 health sciences", "330", "microbial biomass", "<i>Opuntia</i> pruning wastes; cladodes juice; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; biofertilizers; microbial biomass", "Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol", "Opuntia pruning wastes", "6. Clean water", "plant growth promoting microbes", "03 medical and health sciences", "plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "cladodes juice", "<i>Opuntia</i> pruning wastes", "ta414"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/225/pdf"}, {"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/71057/1/Designing%20a%20Waste-Based%20Culture%20Medium%20for%20the%20Production%20of%20Plant%20Growth%20Promoting%20Microorganisms%20Based%20on%20Cladodes%20Juice%20from%20Opuntia%20ficus-indica%20Pruning.pdf"}, {"href": "https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/5/225/pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.12079/71057"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Fermentation", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.12079/71057", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.12079/71057", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.12079/71057"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-05-14T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10451/49641", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:21:47Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-09-22", "title": "The Free-Living Stage Growth Conditions of the Endophytic Fungus Serendipita indica May Regulate Its Potential as Plant Growth Promoting Microbe", "description": "Serendipita indica (former Piriformospora indica) is a non-obligate endophytic fungus and generally a plant growth and defence promoter with high potential to be used in agriculture. However, S. indica may switch from biotrophy to saprotrophy losing its plant growth promoting traits. Our aim was to understand if the free-living stage growth conditions (namely C availability) regulate S. indica's phenotype, and its potential as plant-growth-promoting-microbe (PGPM). We grew S. indica in its free-living stage under increasing C availabilities (2-20 g L-1 of glucose or sucrose). We first characterised the effect of C availability during free-living stage growth on fungal phenotype: colonies growth and physiology (plasma membrane proton pumps, stable isotopic signatures, and potential extracellular decomposing enzymes). The effect of the C availability during the free-living stage of the PGPM was evaluated on wheat. We observed that C availability during the free-living stage regulated S. indica's growth, ultrastructure and physiology, resulting in two distinct colony phenotypes: compact and explorer. The compact phenotype developed at low C, used peptone as the major C and N source, and displayed higher decomposing potential for C providing substrates; while the explorer phenotype developed at high C, used glucose and sucrose as major C sources and casein and yeast extract as major N sources, and displayed higher decomposing potential for N and P providing substrates. The C availability, or the C/N ratio, during the free-living stage left a legacy to the symbiosis stage, regulating S. indica's potential to promote plant growth: wheat growth promotion by the explorer phenotype was \u00b1 40% higher than that by the compact phenotype. Our study highlights the importance of considering microbial ecology in designing PGPM/biofertilizers. Further studies are needed to test the phenotypes under more extreme conditions, and to understand if the in vitro acquired characteristics persist under field conditions.", "keywords": ["free-living stage", "symbiosis stage", "2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "0303 health sciences", "03 medical and health sciences", "fungal phenotype", "morphology", "physiology", "plant-growth-promoting-microbes", "15. Life on land", "Microbiology", "QR1-502"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/bitstream/10451/49641/1/Dias%20et%20al%202020%20-The%20Free-Living%20Stage%20Growth%20Conditions%20of%20the%20Endophytic%20Fungus%20Serendipita%20indica.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10451/49641"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10451/49641", "name": "item", "description": "10451/49641", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10451/49641"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-09-22T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11370/eec3af77-a5dd-4442-aec9-c13f919655ba", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:21:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-10-19", "title": "Microbial competition reduces metabolic interaction distances to the low \u00b5m-range", "description": "Abstract                   <p>Metabolic interactions between cells affect microbial community compositions and hence their function in ecosystems. It is well-known that under competition for the exchanged metabolite, concentration gradients constrain the distances over which interactions can occur. However, interaction distances are typically quantified in two-dimensional systems or without accounting for competition or other metabolite-removal, conditions which may not very often match natural ecosystems. We here analyze the impact of cell-to-cell distance on unidirectional cross-feeding in a three-dimensional aqueous system with competition for the exchanged metabolite. Effective interaction distances were computed with a reaction-diffusion model and experimentally verified by growing a synthetic consortium of 1\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb5m-sized metabolite producer, receiver, and competitor cells in different spatial structures. We show that receivers cannot interact with producers located on average 15\uffe2\uff80\uff89\uffc2\uffb5m away from them, as product concentration gradients flatten close to producer cells. We developed an aggregation protocol and varied the receiver cells\uffe2\uff80\uff99 product affinity, to show that within producer\uffe2\uff80\uff93receiver aggregates even low-affinity receiver cells could interact with producers. These results show that competition or other metabolite-removal of a public good in a three-dimensional system reduces metabolic interaction distances to the low \uffc2\uffb5m-range, highlighting the importance of concentration gradients as physical constraint for cellular interactions.</p", "keywords": ["DYNAMICS", "0301 basic medicine", "BIOFILMS", "0303 health sciences", "Microbiota", "612", "GROWTH-RATE", "DIFFUSION", "EVOLUTION", "Article", "GLUCOSE", "Diffusion", "03 medical and health sciences", "SPATIAL STRUCTURE", "LACTOCOCCUS-LACTIS", "COOPERATION"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00806-9.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/11370/eec3af77-a5dd-4442-aec9-c13f919655ba"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/The%20ISME%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11370/eec3af77-a5dd-4442-aec9-c13f919655ba", "name": "item", "description": "11370/eec3af77-a5dd-4442-aec9-c13f919655ba", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11370/eec3af77-a5dd-4442-aec9-c13f919655ba"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-10-19T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11353/10.2037573", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:21:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-06-29", "title": "Gold\u2010FISH enables targeted NanoSIMS analysis of plant\u2010associated bacteria", "description": "Summary<p> <p>Bacteria colonize plant roots and engage in reciprocal interactions with their hosts. However, the contribution of individual taxa or groups of bacteria to plant nutrition and fitness is not well characterized due to a lack of in\uffc2\uffa0situ evidence of bacterial activity.</p> <p>To address this knowledge gap, we developed an analytical approach that combines the identification and localization of individual bacteria on root surfaces via gold\uffe2\uff80\uff90based in\uffc2\uffa0situ hybridization with correlative NanoSIMS imaging of incorporated stable isotopes, indicative of metabolic activity.</p> <p>We incubated Kosakonia strain DS\uffe2\uff80\uff901\uffe2\uff80\uff90associated, gnotobiotically grown rice plants with 15N\uffe2\uff80\uff93N2 gas to detect in\uffc2\uffa0situ N2 fixation activity. Bacterial cells along the rhizoplane showed\uffc2\uffa0heterogeneous patterns of 15N enrichment, ranging from the natural isotope abundance levels up to 12.07 at% 15N (average and median of 3.36 and 2.85 at% 15N, respectively, n\uffe2\uff80\uff89=\uffe2\uff80\uff89697 cells).</p> <p>The presented correlative optical and chemical imaging analysis is applicable to a broad range of studies investigating plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93microbe interactions. For example, it enables verification of the in\uffc2\uffa0situ metabolic activity of host\uffe2\uff80\uff90associated commercialized strains or plant growth\uffe2\uff80\uff90promoting bacteria, thereby disentangling their role in plant nutrition. Such data facilitate the design of plant\uffe2\uff80\uff93microbe combinations for improvement of crop management.</p> </p", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "106022 Mikrobiologie", "rhizosphere bacteria", "Bacteria", "plant growth-promoting bacteria", "plant\u2013microbe interaction", "Research", "Oryza", "biological nitrogen fixation", "Plants", "microbial activity", "in\u00a0situ hybridization", "Plant Roots", "106026 \u00d6kosystemforschung", "Rhizosphere", "106022 Microbiology", "NanoSIMS", "in situ hybridization", "106026 Ecosystem research", "In situ hybridization", "In Situ Hybridization", "Soil Microbiology", "plant-microbe interaction"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/11353/10.2037573"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/New%20Phytologist", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11353/10.2037573", "name": "item", "description": "11353/10.2037573", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11353/10.2037573"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2023-06-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "1854/LU-01HGJDFDZ9Q1AC2RW5NYCK987M", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:22:04Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-03-13", "title": "Finding optimal microorganisms to increase crop productivity and sustainability under drought \u2013 a structured reflection", "description": "ABSTRACTConsidering the more frequent and longer drought events due to climate change, improving plant drought tolerance became a priority. The search for plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) able to improve plant drought tolerance has been long addressed, but with inconsistent results. Here, we summarize the PGPR mechanisms that improve plant drought tolerance, identify the pitfalls in current PGPR isolation and selection routines, and discuss the key points to define new strategies to get optimal PGPR for plant drought tolerance. Drought and host genotype impact rhizo-communities, and host-mediated selection strategies may be used to obtain a drought-adapted rhizomicrobiome that can be a source for PGPR isolation. Alternatively, an integrated omics-level analysis can improve our knowledge on the mechanisms of rhizomicrobiome construction, and a targeted approach can be designed, which will be focused on key PGP traits. New strategies to build PGPR consortia for improvement of plant drought tolerance are also suggested.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Drought; PGPR isolation; PGPR screening; Plant- rhizomicrobiome interactions", "Drought", "MICROBIAL COMMUNITY", "BACILLUS-AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS", "PGPR screening", "Biology and Life Sciences", "Plant culture", "THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA", "15. Life on land", "Plant-rhizomicrobiome interactions", "6. Clean water", "SB1-1110", "PSEUDOMONAS-PUTIDA", "13. 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In the present work, we aimed at developing multifunctional synthetic microbial consortia to be used in combination with suitable bioactive compounds for improving crop yield and quality. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) with different functional attributes were identified by a bottom-up approach. A comprehensive literature survey on PGPMs associated with maize, wheat, potato and tomato, and on commercial formulations, was conducted by examining peer-reviewed scientific publications and results from relevant European projects. Metagenome fragment recruitments on genomes of potential PGPMs represented in databases were also performed to help identify plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains. Following evidence of their ability to coexist, isolated PGPMs were synthetically assembled into three different microbial consortia. Additionally, the effects of bioactive compounds on the growth of individually PGPMs were tested in starvation conditions. The different combination products based on microbial and non-microbial biostimulants (BS) appear worth considering for greenhouse and open field trials to select those potentially adoptable in sustainable agriculture.", "keywords": ["Microbial consortia", "Delivery methods", "Sustainable agriculture", "Plant growth-promoting microorganisms", "Metagenome fragment recruitments", "Bioactive compounds", "In vitro compatibility", "SIMBA"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Tabacchioni S., Passato S., Ambrosino P., Huang L., Caldara M., Cantale C., Hett J., Del Fiore A., Fiore A., Schluter A., Sczyrba A., Maestri E., Marmiroli N., Neuhoff D., Nesme J., Sorensen S. J., Aprea G., Nobili C., Presenti O., Giovannetti G., Giovannetti C., Pihlanto A., Brunori A., Bevivino A.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.enea.it/bitstream/20.500.12079/65687/3/Identification%20of%20Beneficial%20Microbial%20Consortia%20and%20Bioactive%20Compounds%20with%20Potential%20as%20Plant%20Biostimulants%20for%20a%20Sustainable%20Agriculture.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/20.500.12079/65687"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "20.500.12079/65687", "name": "item", "description": "20.500.12079/65687", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/20.500.12079/65687"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2318/2041377", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:22:26Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2024-10-30", "title": "Editorial: The impact of environmentally friendly agricultural practices on soil microbiome", "keywords": ["VOCs; biocontrol; biofertilizer; fungi; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)", "biofertilizer", "VOCs", "biocontrol", "fungi", "plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)", "Microbiology", "QR1-502"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/2041377/1/fmicb-15-1505220.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/2318/2041377"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "2318/2041377", "name": "item", "description": "2318/2041377", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/2318/2041377"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2024-10-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "3047019976", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-09-20T16:22:44Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-08-05", "title": "Field Exploitation of Multiple Functions of Beneficial Microorganisms for Plant Nutrition and Protection: Real Possibility or Just a Hope?", "description": "Bioproducts, i.e., microbial based pesticides or fertilizers (biopesticides and biofertilizers), should be expected to play an ever-increasing role and application in agricultural practices world-wide in the effort to implement policies concerned with sustainable agriculture. However, several microbial strains have proven the capacity to augment plant productivity by enhancing crop nutrition and functioning as biopesticides, or vice-versa. This multifunctionality is an issue that is still not included as a concept and possibility in any legal provision regarding the placing on the market of bioproducts, and indicates difficulties in clearly classifying the purpose of their suitability. In this review, we overview the current understanding of the mechanisms in plant-microbe interactions underlining the dual function of microbial strains toward plant nutrition and protection. The prospects of market development for multifunctional bioproducts are then considered in view of the current regulatory approach in the European Union, in an effort that wants to stimulate a wider adoption of the new knowledge on the role played by microorganisms in crop production.", "keywords": ["biofertilizers", "0301 basic medicine", "2. 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This work developed a real-time PCR (qtPCR) method which traces and quantifies bacteria when added as microbial consortia, including five PGPR species: Burkholderia ambifaria, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Azotobacter chroococcum, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Rahnella aquatilis. Through a literature search and in silico sequence analyses, a set of primer pairs which selectively tag three bacterial species (B. ambifaria, B. amyloliquefaciens and R. aquatilis) was retrieved. The primers were used to trace these microbial species in a field trial in which the consortium was tested as a biostimulant on two wheat varieties, in combination with biochar and the mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus intraradices. The qtPCR assay demonstrated that the targeted bacteria had colonized and grown into the soil, reaching a maximum of growth between 15 and 20 days after inoculum. The results also showed biochar had a positive effect on PGPR growth. 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