ABSTRACT The nature of the soil is shaped by the presence of roots and the soil microbiota. Bacteria, archaea and fungi profoundly alter plant growth and, in turn, depend on root exudation of carbon-rich and energy-yielding compounds. The microbial communities act as facilitators of plant processes by secreting plant growth regulators, solubilizing minerals, providing N for plant growth, altering plant immune responses and competing with plant pathogens. Characterizing and engineering the processes driven by the multiple microbial taxa that make […]

ABSTRACT Management of biological nitrogen fixation in common bean still requires improvement. The objective of this study was to verify the compatibility of nitrogen fertilization with biological N2 fixation to increase common bean yield and profitability. Four field experiments were performed in four municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the 2009 and 2010 winter crop season. The 2009 crop experiments were set up under a no-till system and the 2010 crop was conducted using conventional tillage. A randomized block experimental […]

Um experimento com soja, utilizando amostras de um Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro álico textura média foi realizado em casa de vegetação da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (MG), de julho/96 a fevereiro/97, visando avaliar o comportamento de estirpes de Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculadas e nativas do solo e efeitos de níveis de compactação subsuperficial na produção de matéria seca da parte aérea (PMSPA), de raízes no anel superior da coluna e na absorção e concentração de nitrogênio na parte aérea da soja. Os tratamentos […]