Growth Stimulation of Tropical Grass (Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) by Humic Substances and Herbaspirillum seropedicae
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Field Experiment
3. Results
Field Trial
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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pH * | P | K+ | Na+ | Al3 | H+ + Al3+ | Ca2+ | Mg2+ | CEC |
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g kg−1 | cmolc dm−3 | |||||||
4.6 | 4.3 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.04 | 5.5 |
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Canellas, L.P.; Canellas, N.A.; Silva, R.M.; Novotny, E.H.; Olivares, F.L. Growth Stimulation of Tropical Grass (Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) by Humic Substances and Herbaspirillum seropedicae. Agronomy 2024, 14, 2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092006
Canellas LP, Canellas NA, Silva RM, Novotny EH, Olivares FL. Growth Stimulation of Tropical Grass (Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) by Humic Substances and Herbaspirillum seropedicae. Agronomy. 2024; 14(9):2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092006
Chicago/Turabian StyleCanellas, Luciano P., Natália A. Canellas, Rakiely M. Silva, Etelvino H. Novotny, and Fabio L. Olivares. 2024. "Growth Stimulation of Tropical Grass (Megathyrsus maximus Jacq.) by Humic Substances and Herbaspirillum seropedicae" Agronomy 14, no. 9: 2006. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14092006