Nodulation of beans with inoculant carriers from pyrolyzed and non-pyrolyzed sugarcane bagasse in response to different pre-planting water availability

Over the past few decades elite strains of rhizobia have become commercially available for agricultural production. However, these elite rhizobia are often not as competitive as native strains under adverse edaphic conditions, primarily concerning tolerance to soil desiccation. Biochar has been proposed as a soil amendment to reduce water stress. The effect of biochar made from sugar cane bagasse on rhizobium survival and inoculation of beans...