Synthetic algocyanobacterial consortium as an alternative to chemical fertilizers

Sadvakasova, А.; Bauenova, Meruyert O.; Kossalbayev, Bekzhan D.; Zayadan, B. K.; Huang, Zhiyong; Wang, Jingjing; Balouch, Huma; Alharby, Hesham F.; Chang, Jo‐Shu; Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116418

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“…It was also observed that the consortium of Calotrix sp., Anabaena cylindrica, and rhizobacteria promoted the growth of wheat in a hydroponic system (Kholssi et al 2021). Due to the social and environmental problems caused by the overuse of agricultural inputs, combined with the high cost of fertilisers, the search for more sustainable alternatives, such as biofertilisers, has increased, and the potential for fertilisation by cyanobacteria has been explored (Sadvakasova et al, 2023).…”

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Cyanobacterial inoculation promotes growth of the aquatic plant Salvinia auriculata

Pimenta,

Souza,

Pereira

et al. 2024

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Clonal plants, like cyanobacteria, are widespread and perform important ecosystem functions, influencing the structure and composition of the habitats in which they occur. Some cyanobacteria perform biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and can affect plant growth as nitrogen (N) is a limiting nutrient. Therefore, to investigate whether heterocystous cyanobacteria favour individual growth and reproductive strategies (sexual reproduction and clonal growth) of Salvinia auriculata, we carried out a greenhouse experiment with the inoculation of two strains of cyanobacteria, Desmonostoc (UFLA 12) and Cronbergia (UFLA 35). S. auriculata ramets were grown in plastic pots with the following treatments: (D) Desmonostoc (UFLA 12) inoculum; (C) Cronbergia (UFLA 35) inoculum; (D + C) Cronbergia (UFLA 35) + Desmonostoc (UFLA 12) inoculum, and (Co) control, absence of cyanobacteria. Treatments (D) and (D + C) positively influenced the clonal growth of S. auriculata. Desmonostoc inoculation contributed to numerical increase in shoots, biomass gain, and shoot size. Cronbergia (UFLA 35) alone was not able to promote the growth of S. auriculata, only in consortium with Desmonostoc (UFLA 12). We conclude that the inoculation of Desmonostoc (UFLA 12) and Cronbergia (UFLA 35) favours the clonal growth of S. auriculata contributing to its more vigorous spread. The fact that Desmonostoc (UFLA 12) and Cronbergia (UFLA 35) favoured the clonal growth of S. auriculata may serve as a tool to assist in understanding the excessive growth of these plants in aquatic environments, for acting as a potential biofertiliser.

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confidence: 99%