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Effect of a soil biofertilizer in the functional profile of the soil microbial community through the biolog assay

dc.contributor.authorLima, Sonny
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, João
dc.contributor.authorGanilho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorCrespo, Rute
dc.contributor.authorAndreani, Tatiana
dc.contributor.authorGodinho, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-15T07:14:56Z
dc.date.available2025-09-15T07:14:56Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-01
dc.description.abstractBackground & Aim: The dependency on crops of products with chemical compounds, whether fertilizers or pesticides, for saving the development and yield has been a challenge to the environment, and new alternatives are being sought to change this reality. The excessive use of chemicals affects human health and soil quality. There is a significant need to produce green compounds that are environmentally sustainable, improving or restoring microbial activity in the soil. Biofertilizers are compounds that contain biological substances and may be capable of stimulating plant development, by providing nutrients and other plant-growth promoting compounds and by increasing soil microbial activity, and reducing the impacts generated by mineral fertilizers. The objective was to verify the effects of applying a biofertilizer, Vitasoil™, which contains rhizospheric microorganisms that positively interact with plants, on the functional profile of the soil microbial community. Methods: The first evaluation was conducted one month after the application of the compound, using Biolog EcoPlates. Results: Its composition includes two types of bacteria: Azotobacter sp. and Azospirillum sp. We chose kale (Brassica oleracea) for the tests, with direct application of the compound diluted in the proper proportion to the plant's root, so that we could compare the inoculated soils with the non- inoculated ones. Conclusions: This method was able to show the effects of the inoculant application on the soil with and without B. oleracea plants and inferring about the positive/negative effects on the non-target bulk soil microbial community.eng
dc.identifier.citationLima, S., Pacheco, J., Ganilho, C., & Crespo, R. et al. (2024). Effect of a soil biofertilizer in the functional profile of the soil microbial community through the biolog assay. In Livro de Resumos do 17.º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da U.Porto (pp. 967-968). Article 22062 Universidade do Porto.
dc.identifier.isbn9789897463785
dc.identifier.other5c76a734-5b3e-4d9d-9782-824754f10f7b
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/54863
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherUniversidade do Porto
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectBeneficial microorganisms
dc.subjectFunctional biodiversity
dc.subjectSoil health
dc.titleEffect of a soil biofertilizer in the functional profile of the soil microbial community through the biolog assayeng
dc.typeconference proceedings
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage968
oaire.citation.startPage967
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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