IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jagris/v13y2023i4p865-d1123319.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Use of Bioinoculants Affects Variation in Snap Bean Yield Grown under Deficit Irrigation

Author

Listed:
  • Giulio Flavio Rizzo

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

  • Nicolas Al Achkar

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

  • Simone Treccarichi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Malgioglio

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

  • Matteo Giuseppe Infurna

    (Itaka Srl, 20121 Milano, Italy)

  • Sebastian Nigro

    (Itaka Srl, 20121 Milano, Italy)

  • Alessandro Tribulato

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

  • Ferdinando Branca

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95131 Catania, Italy)

Abstract

The use of beneficial microorganisms, such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and mycorrhizal fungi, for organic farming could improve the productivity and the resilience of vegetable crops. Both PGPR and PGPF are allowed for organic farming, and they represent new important tools for regenerating poor and marginal soils in transition to environmentally friendly farming. In the experiment, the effects of PGPM-based products were evaluated on snap bean in combination with two irrigation regimes. The experimental design adopted was split-plot, with the main plot represented by the irrigation regime (reintegration of 100 and 60% of the ETc), the sub-plot by the microbial consortia, and finally the sub-sub-plot by genotype (‘Domino’ and ‘Maxi’). Seeds were sown in a cold greenhouse and the growing cycle finished after 86 days from sowing. The results showed a significant increase of the yield due to the application of PGPM compared to the control. The deficit irrigation applied (ETc 60%) affected plants growth in the two genotypes and their related production differently (in average 2.20 kg m −2 for Domino and 3.63 kg m −2 for Maxi), showing a positive effect of PGPM on yield (in average 2.47 kg m −2 without PGPM and 3.36 kg m −2 with PGPM) and product quality. Furthermore, an interesting negative correlation between the number of nodules and the yield was also observed, as a consequence of their early outcome which increased plant productivity in relation to the experimental factors.

Suggested Citation

  • Giulio Flavio Rizzo & Nicolas Al Achkar & Simone Treccarichi & Giuseppe Malgioglio & Matteo Giuseppe Infurna & Sebastian Nigro & Alessandro Tribulato & Ferdinando Branca, 2023. "Use of Bioinoculants Affects Variation in Snap Bean Yield Grown under Deficit Irrigation," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:4:p:865-:d:1123319
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/4/865/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/4/865/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Muller, A. & Ferré, M. & Engel, S. & Gattinger, A. & Holzkämper, A. & Huber, R. & Müller, M. & Six, J., 2017. "Can soil-less crop production be a sustainable option for soil conservation and future agriculture?," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 102-105.
    2. Ravjit Khangura & David Ferris & Cameron Wagg & Jamie Bowyer, 2023. "Regenerative Agriculture—A Literature Review on the Practices and Mechanisms Used to Improve Soil Health," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-41, January.
    3. Hema Chandran & Mukesh Meena & Prashant Swapnil, 2021. "Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria as a Green Alternative for Sustainable Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-30, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Sowmya Vanama & Maruthi Pesari & Gobinath Rajendran & Uma Devi Gali & Santosha Rathod & Rajanikanth Panuganti & Srivalli Chilukuri & Kannan Chinnaswami & Sumit Kumar & Tatiana Minkina & Estibaliz Sans, 2023. "Correlation of the Effect of Native Bioagents on Soil Properties and Their Influence on Stem Rot Disease of Rice," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-22, July.
    2. Edward Wilczewski & Lech Gałęzewski, 2023. "Effect of Sowing Method on Yield of Different Plants Grown as a Catch Crop," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-13, October.
    3. Souza, Sulma Vanessa & Gimenes, Régio Marcio Toesca & Binotto, Erlaine, 2019. "Economic viability for deploying hydroponic system in emerging countries: A differentiated risk adjustment proposal," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 357-369.
    4. Yeboah, Samuel, 2023. "Unlocking the Potential of Technological Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries: Enhancing Resource Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability," MPRA Paper 118215, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 26 Jul 2023.
    5. George Kyriakarakos & Theodoros Petropoulos & Vasso Marinoudi & Remigio Berruto & Dionysis Bochtis, 2024. "Carbon Farming: Bridging Technology Development with Policy Goals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-18, February.
    6. Schröter, Iris & Mergenthaler, Marcus, 2020. "Bewertung betrieblicher Maßnahmen für eine tierwohlorientierte landwirtschaftliche Tierhaltung der Zukunft durch Landwirt:innen in Deutschland unter Berücksichtigung von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen," 60th Annual Conference, Halle/ Saale, Germany, September 23-25, 2020 305594, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
    7. Heino Pesch & Louis Louw, 2023. "Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Plant Factory Scenarios That Produce Biomass for Biorefining Processes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-36, January.
    8. Iris Schröter & Marcus Mergenthaler, 2019. "Neuroeconomics Meets Aquaponics: An Eye-tracking Pilot Study on Perception of Information about Aquaponics," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-20, June.
    9. Schröter, Iris & Mergenthaler, Marcus, 2020. "Bewertung betrieblicher Maßnahmen für eine tierwohlorientierte landwirtschaftliche Tierhaltung der Zukunft durch Landwirt:innen in Deutschland unter Berücksichtigung von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen," 60th Annual Conference, Halle/ Saale, Germany, September 23-25, 2020 305594, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
    10. Poonam Chauhan & Neha Sharma & Ashwani Tapwal & Ajay Kumar & Gaurav Swaroop Verma & Mukesh Meena & Chandra Shekhar Seth & Prashant Swapnil, 2023. "Soil Microbiome: Diversity, Benefits and Interactions with Plants," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-43, October.
    11. Sadeeka L. Jayasinghe & Dean T. Thomas & Jonathan P. Anderson & Chao Chen & Ben C. T. Macdonald, 2023. "Global Application of Regenerative Agriculture: A Review of Definitions and Assessment Approaches," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-49, November.
    12. Andleeb Zehra & Mukesh Meena & Dhanaji M. Jadhav & Prashant Swapnil & Harish, 2023. "Regulatory Mechanisms for the Conservation of Endangered Plant Species, Chlorophytum tuberosum —Potential Medicinal Plant Species," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-19, April.
    13. Engler, Nicholas & Krarti, Moncef, 2021. "Review of energy efficiency in controlled environment agriculture," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    14. Rahul Kumar & Prashant Swapnil & Mukesh Meena & Shweta Selpair & Bal Govind Yadav, 2022. "Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Approaches to Alleviate Abiotic Stresses for Enhancement of Growth and Development of Medicinal Plants," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-16, November.
    15. Ferré, Marie & Muller, Adrian & Leifeld, Jens & Bader, Cédric & Müller, Moritz & Engel, Stefanie & Wichmann, Sabine, 2019. "Sustainable management of cultivated peatlands in Switzerland: Insights, challenges, and opportunities," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    16. Dsouza, Ajwal & Newman, Lenore & Graham, Thomas & Fraser, Evan D.G., 2023. "Exploring the landscape of controlled environment agriculture research: A systematic scoping review of trends and topics," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    17. Dimitra I. Pomoni & Maria K. Koukou & Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos & Labros Vasiliadis, 2023. "A Review of Hydroponics and Conventional Agriculture Based on Energy and Water Consumption, Environmental Impact, and Land Use," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-26, February.
    18. Yeboah, Samuel, 2023. "Unlocking the Potential of Technological Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries: Enhancing Resource Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability," MPRA Paper 118216, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 04 Aug 2023.
    19. Jeb S. Fields & James S. Owen & Alexa Lamm & James Altland & Brian Jackson & Lorence Oki & Jayesh B. Samtani & Youbin Zheng & Kristopher S. Criscione, 2023. "Surveying North American Specialty Crop Growers’ Current Use of Soilless Substrates and Future Research and Education Needs," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-17, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:13:y:2023:i:4:p:865-:d:1123319. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.