Response of sweet potato cultivars to T149-19 and T052-76 used as biofertilizers.

The global market of sweet potato ( (L.) Lam.) is continuously growing and, consequently, demands greater productivity from the agricultural sector.

Co-inoculation of the endophytes CAPE95 and CAPE238 promotes L. growth and enhances its root bacterial diversity.

L. is a versatile edible plant that is widely explored due to its medicinal properties and as a key element in intercropping systems. Its growth could be improved by the use of biofertilizers that can enhance nutrient uptake by the plant or provide tolerance to different abiotic and biotic stresses.

Unraveling the L. (Nasturtium) Root-Associated Bacterial Community in Search of Potential Biofertilizers.

Although (nasturtium) is an agriculturally and economically important plant, especially due to the presence of edible flowers and its medicinal properties, its microbiome is quite unexplored. Here, the structure of the total bacterial community associated with the rhizosphere, endosphere and bulk soil of was determined by 16S rRNA amplicon metagenomic sequencing. A decrease in diversity and richness from bulk soil to the rhizosphere and from the rhizosphere to the endosphere was observed in the alpha diversity analyses.

Response of the microbial community associated with sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) to Bacillus safensis and Bacillus velezensis strains.

Sweet potato is a subsistence crop cultivated worldwide. Although it is generally considered tolerant to different diseases, it is quite susceptible to the fungus Plenodomus destruens that causes foot-rot disease. Plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with sweet potato remain poorly studied, but some Bacillus strains may have potential as biological control agents.