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Inoculant production and formulation
J.H.G Stephens,H.M Rask +1 more
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It is only through an understanding of the needs and limitations of both the products physical and Rhizobium/Bradyrhiz Obium requirements that an effective and efficient legume inoculant can be commercially produced.About:
This article is published in Field Crops Research.The article was published on 2000-03-01. It has received 253 citations till now.read more
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Biochar effects on soil biota – A review
Johannes Lehmann,Matthias C. Rillig,Janice E. Thies,Caroline A. Masiello,William C. Hockaday,David E. Crowley +5 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature reveals a significant number of early studies on biochar-type materials as soil amendments either for managing pathogens, as inoculant carriers or for manipulative experiments to sorb signaling compounds or toxins as mentioned in this paper.
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Nitrogen uptake, fixation and response to fertilizer N in soybeans: A review
Fernando Salvagiotti,Kenneth G. Cassman,James E. Specht,Daniel T. Walters,Albert Weiss,Achim Dobermann +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive summary and interpretation of these interactions with specific emphasis on high yield environments is lacking. But the results from many N fertilization studies are often confounded by insufficiently optimized BNF or other management factors that may have precluded achieving BNF-mediated yields near the yield potential ceiling.
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Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013)
TL;DR: Practical aspects of bacterial inoculants for contemporary agriculture and environmental restoration is critically evaluated from the point of view of their current technological status, current applications, and future use.
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Legume seed inoculation technology—a review
TL;DR: A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the protection of rhizobia from adverse conditions will assist in defining the optimum conditions for seed inoculation and storage to ensure a higher quality product for farmers at the time of sowing.
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Challenges of formulation and quality of biofertilizers for successful inoculation
Laetitia Herrmann,Didier Lesueur +1 more
TL;DR: The different components and the major steps involved in the formulation of good quality biofertilizers, including the techniques used to assess the quality of the products following production are presented, emphasizing the need for better quality control systems worldwide.
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Methods for evaluating biological nitrogen fixation
TL;DR: The techniques described range from the imaginative use of plastic sandwich bags, beer and baby bottles to extended X-ray absorption edge and fine structure spectroscopy (‘EXAFS’), and the hazards to overcome extend from microbial contamination to destruction of field trials by elephants.
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Alginate Beads as Synthetic Inoculant Carriers for Slow Release of Bacteria That Affect Plant Growth
TL;DR: The former method provides a different approach for inoculation of plants with beneficial rhizosphere bacteria, and the former method yielded more consistent results, as the frequency of inoculated plants was much higher.
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Recent advances in inoculant technology and prospects for the future
TL;DR: It seems clear that world-wide production of legume inoculant is static or in decline, a paradoxical situation in a world where improved strategies for augmenting biological N2 fixation have the potential to contribute enormous returns in the quality and quantity of food for humans and domestic animals.