Effects of Carrier Materials and Storage Temperatures on the Viability and Stability of Three Biofertilizer Inoculants Obtained from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Rhizosphere
| dc.contributor.author | Aloo, Becky | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mbega, Ernest | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makumba, Billy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tumuhairwe, John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-07T12:48:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-07T12:48:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-01-20 | |
| dc.description | This research article was published by MDPI in 2022 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Biofertilizer technology continues to be derailed by the short shelf life of inoculants. The present study investigated the suitability of wheat-bran (WB), rice-husks (RH), farmyard-manure (FYM), bagasse (BG), and sawdust (SD) in the formulation of potato-derived Klebsiella grimontii (MPUS7), Serratia marcescens (NGAS9), and Citrobacter freundii (LUTT5) under refrigerated (8 °C) and room (25 ± 2 °C) storage. The physicochemical properties of the materials were assessed before sterilization and introduction of the inoculants and assessment of their viability for 8 months. Most of the physicochemical properties of the materials varied significantly (p < 0.05). Bagasse supported the maximum growth of MPUS7 (5.331 log CFU g−1) under refrigeration and LUTT5 (4.094 log CFU g−1) under both conditions. Under room storage, the maximum growth of MPUS7 (3.721 log CFU g−1) occurred in WB. Formulations that remained viable under room storage can easily be integrated into existing agricultural distribution systems that lack refrigeration. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020140 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1914 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rhizobacteria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Carrier materials | en_US |
| dc.subject | Biofertilizer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bioformulations | en_US |
| dc.subject | Shelf-life | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects of Carrier Materials and Storage Temperatures on the Viability and Stability of Three Biofertilizer Inoculants Obtained from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Rhizosphere | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |