Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10102024
Keywords
phosphogypsum; PGPR; soil salinity; nutrient content; maize productivity
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- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University [R.G.P. 1/112/42]
- Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Egypt
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The study found that applying phosphogypsum and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in salt-affected soil can significantly increase maize yield and resistance, contributing to improving soil properties.
The use of phosphogypsum (PG) and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for agricultural purposes are good options to improve soil properties and increase crop yield. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different rates of PG (ton ha(-1); 0 (PG1), 3 (PG2), 6 (PG3), and 9 (PG4)) combined with PGPR inoculation (Azospirillum lipoferum (control, T1), A. lipoferum + Bacillus coagulans (T2), A. lipoferum + B. circulance (T3), and A. lipoferum + B. subtilis (T4)) on soil properties, plant physiology, antioxidant enzymes, nutrient uptake, and yield of maize plants (Zea mays L., cv. HSC 10) grown in salt-affected soil. Over two growing seasons, 2019 and 2020, field experiments were conducted as a split-plot design with triplicates. The results show that applying PG (9 ton ha(-1)) and co-inoculation (A. lipoferum + B. circulance) treatment significantly increased chlorophyll and carotenoids content, antioxidant enzymes, microbial communities, soil enzymes activity, and nutrient contents, and showed inhibitory impacts on proline content and pH, as well as EC and ESP, thus improving the productivity of maize plant compared to the control treatment. It could be concluded that PG, along with microbial inoculation, may be an important approach for ameliorating the negative impacts of salinity on maize plants.
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