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