Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil
Under salinity conditions, growth and productivity of grain crops decrease, leading to inhibition and limited absorption of water and elements necessary for plant growth, osmotic imbalance, ionic stress, and oxidative stress. Microorganisms in bio-fertilizers have several mechanisms to provide benef...
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| author | Mashael M. Alotaibi Alya Aljuaid Ibtisam Mohammed Alsudays Abeer S. Aloufi Aisha Nawaf AlBalawi Abdulrahman Alasmari Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem Bedur Faleh Albalawi Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd Hany S. Gharib Mamdouh M. A. Awad-Allah |
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| description | Under salinity conditions, growth and productivity of grain crops decrease, leading to inhibition and limited absorption of water and elements necessary for plant growth, osmotic imbalance, ionic stress, and oxidative stress. Microorganisms in bio-fertilizers have several mechanisms to provide benefits to crop plants and reduce the harmful effect of salinity. They can be effective in dissolving phosphate, fixing nitrogen, promoting plant growth, and can have a combination of all these qualities. During two successful agricultural seasons, two field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of bio-fertilizer applications, including phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB), nitrogen fixation bacteria and a mix of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and nitrogen fixation bacteria with three rates, 50, 75 and 100% NPK, of the recommended dose of minimal fertilizer on agronomic traits, yield and nutrient uptake of barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) under saline condition in Village 13, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. The results showed that the application of Microbein + 75% NPK recorded the highest values of plant height, spike length, number of spikes/m<sup>2</sup>, grain yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), straw yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), biological yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), protein content %, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) uptakes in grain and straw (kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), available nitrogen (mg/kg soil), available phosphorus (mg/kg soil), total microbial count of soil, antioxidant activity of soil (AOA), dehydrogenase, nitrogen fixers, and PSB counts. The application of bio-fertilizers led to an increase in plant tolerance to salt stress, plant growth, grain yield, and straw yield, in addition to the application of the bio-fertilizers, which resulted in a 25% saving in the cost of mineral fertilizers used in barley production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9c183e7f1a146e3b9963448300cb49d2024-04-12T13:24:42ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472024-03-0113795110.3390/plants13070951Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline SoilMashael M. Alotaibi0Alya Aljuaid1Ibtisam Mohammed Alsudays2Abeer S. Aloufi3Aisha Nawaf AlBalawi4Abdulrahman Alasmari5Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem6Bedur Faleh Albalawi7Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd8Hany S. Gharib9Mamdouh M. A. Awad-Allah10Biology Department, College of Science and Humanities, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi ArabiaBiology Department, College of Science and Humanities, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Qassim University, Burydah 52571, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaBiology Department, University College of Haqel, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Qassim University, Burydah 52571, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafrelsheikh 33516, EgyptField Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, EgyptUnder salinity conditions, growth and productivity of grain crops decrease, leading to inhibition and limited absorption of water and elements necessary for plant growth, osmotic imbalance, ionic stress, and oxidative stress. Microorganisms in bio-fertilizers have several mechanisms to provide benefits to crop plants and reduce the harmful effect of salinity. They can be effective in dissolving phosphate, fixing nitrogen, promoting plant growth, and can have a combination of all these qualities. During two successful agricultural seasons, two field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of bio-fertilizer applications, including phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB), nitrogen fixation bacteria and a mix of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and nitrogen fixation bacteria with three rates, 50, 75 and 100% NPK, of the recommended dose of minimal fertilizer on agronomic traits, yield and nutrient uptake of barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) under saline condition in Village 13, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt. The results showed that the application of Microbein + 75% NPK recorded the highest values of plant height, spike length, number of spikes/m<sup>2</sup>, grain yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), straw yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), biological yield (Mg ha<sup>−1</sup>), protein content %, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) uptakes in grain and straw (kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), available nitrogen (mg/kg soil), available phosphorus (mg/kg soil), total microbial count of soil, antioxidant activity of soil (AOA), dehydrogenase, nitrogen fixers, and PSB counts. The application of bio-fertilizers led to an increase in plant tolerance to salt stress, plant growth, grain yield, and straw yield, in addition to the application of the bio-fertilizers, which resulted in a 25% saving in the cost of mineral fertilizers used in barley production.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/7/951bio-fertilizerssalinityNPK fertilizersmicrobial activitysoil antioxidantbarley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) |
| spellingShingle | Mashael M. Alotaibi Alya Aljuaid Ibtisam Mohammed Alsudays Abeer S. Aloufi Aisha Nawaf AlBalawi Abdulrahman Alasmari Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem Bedur Faleh Albalawi Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd Hany S. Gharib Mamdouh M. A. Awad-Allah Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil Plants bio-fertilizers salinity NPK fertilizers microbial activity soil antioxidant barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) |
| title | Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil |
| title_full | Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil |
| title_short | Effect of Bio-Fertilizer Application on Agronomic Traits, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake of Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) in Saline Soil |
| title_sort | effect of bio fertilizer application on agronomic traits yield and nutrient uptake of barley i hordeum vulgare i in saline soil |
| topic | bio-fertilizers salinity NPK fertilizers microbial activity soil antioxidant barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/7/951 |
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