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dc.contributor.author | Aloo, Becky Nancy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mbega, Ernest Rashid | - |
dc.contributor.author | Makumba, Billy Amendi | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tumuhairwe, John Baptist | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-15T07:05:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-15T07:05:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12020140 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6673 | - |
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.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | 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 |
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