Improving biomass yield of giant Miscanthus by application of beneficial soil microbes and a plant biostimulant

Sustainable production of biomass crops is important in the development of feedstocks for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts. This study investigates the use of nine beneficial soil microbes and a plant biostimulant (i.e., Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract) to increase the growth of two giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) cultivars, ‘Amuri’ and ‘Nagara’, under greenhouse conditions and in the field on poor-quality, marginal...