Co-applied biochar and drought tolerant PGPRs induced more improvement in soil quality and wheat production than their individual applications under drought conditions
Co-application of PGPRs and biochar alleviated plant drought stress by improving nutrient availability and absorption. Acting as a nutrient reservoir, biochar worked alongside PGPRs, who solubilized nutrients from the former and promoted wheat growth. We recommend that the co-application of suitable PGPRs and biochar is a better technology to produce wheat under drought conditions than using these enhancers separately.
Authors
- Tanvir Shahzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7703-4669)
- Mehreen Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0681-0912)
- Muhammad Rafiq Shahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4715-8863)
- Muhammad Sanaullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9842-077X)
- Hayssam M. Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-4263)
- Zubda Zahid
- Sabir Hussain
- Laraib Malik
- Faisal Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7695-7741)
Institutions
- Government College University, Faisalabad (PK)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- King Saud University (SA)
- University of Agriculture Faisalabad (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18171
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.00
Funders
- King Saud University