Claim · model-written summary
Combined A. brasilense and foliar P application increased stalk diameter, number of grains per ear and 100-grain weight in maize.
- Organ / stage
- stalke0
- Treatment
- combined application of A. brasilense and foliar Pe0
- Interactor
- A. brasilense
Azospirillum brasilensee0symbiont - Outcome
- stalk diameter, the number of grains per ear, 100-grain weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
t0“sustainable maize production”
e0“The combined application of A. brasilense and foliar P increased leaf N and P concentrations, stalk diameter, the number of grains per ear, 100-grain weight, and grain yield (GY)”
Title
Luiz Gustavo Moretti; Tatiani Mayara Galeriani; João William Bossolani; et al. Frontiers in Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3389/fagro.2026.1731959
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Combined A. brasilense and foliar P application increased leaf N and P concentrations in maize.
- Intervention effect Combined A. brasilense and foliar P application increased grain yield in maize.
- Intervention effect Across sites, grain yield was highest under combined application at the full N rate in maize.
- Intervention effect Combined application at a 25% lower N rate gave grain yields similar to the full N rate without inoculation or foliar P in maize.
- Intervention effect Reducing the N rate by 25% decreased N2O emissions proportionally in maize.
- Recommendation Managing off-season maize with foliar A. brasilense inoculation combined with foliar P is recommended as a sustainable alternative with reduced N input.