Novel plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improved cultivation and nutrition of maize crops

有必要采取一种平衡的方法来解决日益增长的世界粮食需求和满足各种监管机构制定的绿色标准。其中一项标准是使用化肥的替代品。非洲基因技术中心在建立和管理生物技术领域的合作方案方面具有丰富的经验。ACGT将协调和促进南非生物技术公司Omnia和爱丁堡大学领域专家之间的一个合作项目。该小组将进行研究，调查在植物根系中发现的天然细菌的应用，作为肥料的替代品和生物刺激剂，以提高作物的产量、抗逆性和营养价值，包括南非作为主食消费的自给作物玉米。随后，该团队将应用先进的代谢物分析技术（代谢组学）来确定细菌对植物生长、发育和产量的益处。维生素A、铁和锌是儿童和成人健康发育所必需的关键营养素。从这项研究中产生的生物刺激剂的理想组合将是那些改善

There is a need for a balanced approach to addressing growing world food demands and meeting the green standards set by the various regulatory bodies. One of these standards is the use of alternatives to chemical fertilizers. The African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT) has strong experience in establishing and managing collaborative programmes in the field of biotechnology. The ACGT will be coordinating and facilitating a collaborative project between Omnia, a South African biotechnology company and domain experts from the University of Edinburgh. This team will be conducting research that will investigate the application of naturally occurring bacteria that are found in the root systems of plants as alternatives to fertilizer and as biostimulants to improve yields, stress tolerance and nutritional value of crops, including the subsistence crop maize, consumed as staple in South Africa. Subsequently, the team will be applying advanced metabolite profiling techniques (metabolomics) to determine the bacterial benefits on plant growth, development and yield. Vitamin A, iron and zinc are key nutrients essential for healthy development of children and adults. The ideal combinations of biostimulants emanating from this research will be those that improve the