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The Effectiveness of Co-inoculation by Consortia of Microorganisms Depends on the Type of Plant and the Soil Microbiome

Version 1 : Received: 19 December 2023 / Approved: 20 December 2023 / Online: 20 December 2023 (10:55:18 CET)

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Sokolova, E.A.; Mishukova, O.V.; Hlistun, I.V.; Tromenschleger, I.N.; Tikunov, A.Y.; Manakhov, A.D.; Rogaev, E.I.; Savenkov, O.A.; Buyanova, M.D.; Ivanov, I.V.; Smirnova, N.V.; Voronina, E.N. The Effectiveness of Co-Inoculation by Consortia of Microorganisms Depends on the Type of Plant and the Soil Microbiome. Plants 2024, 13, 116. Sokolova, E.A.; Mishukova, O.V.; Hlistun, I.V.; Tromenschleger, I.N.; Tikunov, A.Y.; Manakhov, A.D.; Rogaev, E.I.; Savenkov, O.A.; Buyanova, M.D.; Ivanov, I.V.; Smirnova, N.V.; Voronina, E.N. The Effectiveness of Co-Inoculation by Consortia of Microorganisms Depends on the Type of Plant and the Soil Microbiome. Plants 2024, 13, 116.

Abstract

The amalgamation of mineral and targeted bacterial preparations represents a new generation of agricultural technology. Inoculation with combined preparations of microorganisms is more effective than inoculation with a single microorganism in stimulating plant growth by providing a more balanced diet for various crops. In this work, the effect of inoculation of 20 consortium variants on the yield indicators of three crops (wheat, buckwheat, corn) and the soil microbiome in the open field was investigated. The soil microbiome was defined by 16S rRNA sequences through NGS. Species richness of the soil microbial community (alpha diversity) was similar for all studied samples. Beta-diversity analysis revealed that the microbial diversity of three soil samples (C.bw, F.bw and Soil.bw) differed significantly from all others. At the phylum level, the number of Acidobacteriota and Firmicutes in these samples was increased. For the combination “Consortium C (Rothia endophytic GMG9 and Azotobacter chroococcum GMG39) - buckwheat”, a systemic positive improvement in all growth and yield indicators was observed. The soil of the site where buckwheat grew, inoculated by Consortium C, contained significantly more available phosphorus than all other soil samples. Such results can be explained both by the direct action of a consortium of phosphate-immobilizing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria and to acidification of the medium due to an increase in phylum Acidobacteriota bacteria in the soil.

Keywords

consortia of microorganisms, co-inoculation, soil microbiom

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences

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