Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose PGPB consortia for basil biomass and nutrient uptake.
- Taxon
- basil
Ocimum basilicume0 - Outcome
- enhancing biomass production and improving nutrient uptakee0
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Verbatim
e0“PGPB consortia offer not only an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional fertilizers but also an effective strategy for enhancing biomass production and improving nutrient uptake in basil crops.”
Title
José I. Beltrán-Medina; Gabriela Toro-Tobón; Jonathan A. Mendoza-Labrador; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2025. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1591969
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect The three-species consortium increased basil fresh biomass by over 130%.
- Intervention effect The two-species consortium increased basil fresh biomass by over 130%.
- Intervention effect Inoculation with half fertilization raised nitrogen uptake by over 50%.
- Intervention effect Inoculation with half fertilization raised potassium uptake by over 50%.
- Intervention effect Inoculation with half fertilization raised phosphorus uptake by more than 28%.