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- Title
Selection and Characterization of Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi and Their Effects on Coffee Plantations.
- Authors
Arias, Rosa María; Heredia Abarca, Gabriela; del Carmen Perea Rojas, Yamel; de la Cruz Elizondo, Yadeneyro; García Guzman, Karla Yosselín
- Abstract
The use of phosphate-solubilizing fungi in coffee cultivation is an alternative to the use of traditional fertilizers. The objective of this study was to analyze the mechanisms involved in the phosphorus solubilization of fungal strains and to evaluate the effect of a phosphate-solubilizing strain on coffee plants. For this, phosphorus-solubilizing fungal strains were selected for evaluation of their solubilization potential and phosphatase activity. Coffee plants were inoculated in the field with a phosphate-solubilizing strain, and the soil and foliar soluble phosphorus contents, as well as coffee bean yield, were quantified. Of the 151 strains analyzed, Sagenomella diversispora, Penicillium waksmanii, and Penicillium brevicompactum showed the highest solubilization. Aspergillus niger and P. waksmanii presented the highest soluble phosphorus values; however, P. brevicompactum showed the highest phosphatase activity. The P. brevicompactum strain inoculated on the coffee plants did not favor the foliar phosphorus content but increased the soil soluble phosphorus content in two of the coffee plantations. The plants inoculated with the phosphate-solubilizing strain showed an increase in coffee bean weight on all plantations, although this increase was only significant in two of the three selected coffee plantations.
- Subjects
COSTA Rica; COFFEE plantations; PHOSPHORUS in soils; COFFEE growing; COFFEE beans; COFFEE; ASPERGILLUS niger
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 19, p3395
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants12193395