Beijing, BERITAPOLITIK.ONLINE – One study conducted collaboratively by the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) and the Austrian Institute of Technology revealed the role of microbes that were useful for increasing harvest. This research focuses on corn cultivation in northwestern China.
This research was conducted in the context of the sustainability of global agriculture. Specifically, this study seeks to overcome the scientific problem that the Loess region (silt deposits formed from the accumulation of wind dust) extensive alkaline alkaline in the highlands of Loess and the desert area in the northwestern china limit crop productivity, according to Wang Ruoyu, a researcher at Nieer.
The use of microbes that are friendly to plants as natural soil amplifiers has attracted broad attention because of their potential in increasing crop yields and soil quality.
The researchers conducted a field trial for two years in northwestern China to test how microbial inoculants affect the quality of the soil and corn growth.
This study found that an increase in microbial activity contributed almost half of the improvement of soil quality and was the main driver behind the increase in corn harvests.
This highlights the potential of microbes that are useful in promoting sustainable agriculture.
The research findings were recently published in the Journal of Microbiological Research.
