Assessing the Growth Promoting and Yield Enhancing Potential of Bacillus sp. Based Biofertilizer in Rice Oryza sativa L. FARO 44 in a Microcosm in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria
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Bacillus sp. S9A, Biofertilizer, Oryza sativa L. (FARO 44), PGPR, Physicochemical, Rhizosphere, Semi-Arid Agro-Ecological Zone, Sustainable AgricultureAbstract
The chemical fertilizer dependency poses economic and environmental challenges in Nigerian rice cultivation. Bacillus species are group of rhizobacteria which serve as plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPR) inhabit the rhizosphere and aid root development. These rhizobacteria bacteria are vital to the growth and developments of rice Oryza sativa L. FARO 44 and can serve as bio-fertilizer and can enhance food security through green agricultural practices in Nigeria. This study accesses growth promoting and yield of rice using Bacillus specie S9A (3.18×1011 CFU/g) as biofertilizer in pot experiment in Screen House of Green City Garden Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. Two types of soil samples were used (sterilized and unsterilized soil) and a completely randomized design with four treatments T1: Control (No biofertilizer), T2: 10mg/ml, T3: 15 mg/ml and T4: 20 mg/ml biofertilizer in triplicates. Rice plant height and number of leaves were measured in two weeks interval while root length as well as the weight of grain at harvest were measured at post-harvest 16 weeks after sowing (WAS) and analysed statistically. Soil physicochemical properties and microbial load were analysed pre- and post-harvest. The findings revealed that rice plants height, number leaves, root length and grain weight with 20mg/ml Bacillus specie biofertilizer showed high yield followed by 15 and 10mg/ml. The pots with unsterilized soil showed high yield compared to sterile/control pot across the treatments due native microbes likely contributed to nutrient cycling and plant health, creating a more robust plant-growth-promoting system. The study concludes that the Bacillus sp. based biofertilizer can effectively promotes rice growth and enhances yield while improving soil health as well as reducing the use of chemical fertilizer. It represents a sustainable strategy for rice production in the semi-arid agro-ecological zone of Damaturu, Yobe State.
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