The Development of Microbial Inoculants as Biofertilisers for Rice, Wheat and Turf-Grass

植物-微生物相互作用可以增加营养生长和作物产量。这些PGPR效应来自于改善的N和P营养，刺激根系生长，疾病控制，改变环境条件，最重要的是，所有这些之间的积极相互作用。该项目旨在开发作为商业产品的植物生长促进细菌和真菌。通过将微生物与植物和土壤环境相匹配，一套基于泥炭的接种剂将被优化，作为生物肥料应用于大田作物和草坪草。 潜在的应用是农村和城市。 这些成果将被证明是能够促进植物生长和从不利条件中快速恢复的商业产品。

Plant-microbial interactions can increase vegetative growth and crop yield. These PGPR effects result from improved N and P nutrition, stimulation of root growth, disease control, altered environmental conditions and, most importantly, positive interactions between all these. This project aims to develop plant growth promoting bacteria and fungi as commercial products. By matching microbes to plants and soil environments, a set of peat-based inoculants will be optimised for application as biofertilisers to field crops and turfgrass. Potential applications are both rural and urban. The outcomes will be proven commercial products able to promote plant growth and rapid recovery from adverse conditions.