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Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography | ISSN: 2157-7625 | Volume 8
July 11-12, 2018 | Toronto, Canada
International Conference on
Environmental Microbiology & Microbial Ecology
International Conference on
Ecology, Ecosystems & Conservation Biology
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The effect of biological microorganism products on maize vegetation and productivity
Ernestas Zaleckas
Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Lithuania
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griculture is becoming more and more intense and farmers forget to take care of the soil, restore its fertility. One of the
options is to use biological products because different microorganisms are vital components of the soil. They mobilize
nutrients, produce plant growth regulators, protect plants from phytopathogens, improve soil structure and degrade xenobiotic
compounds. The use of biological products results in the higher biomass and seedling height of maize. It also improves organic
matter content and total nitrogen(N) in the soil. The aim of the experiment–to find out the effectiveness of the biological
product for maize growth in three different soils: sandy loam, clay loam, and black soil/natural peat substrate. Maize seeds
were treated in three different ways: 1–control (not treated), 2-treated with the biological product, 3–treated with the biological
product, fulvic, humic acids, 4–treated with the biological product, amino acids, and seaweed extract. The research results have
revealed differences in maize green mass, root mass, height, chlorophyll index, area of the leaves and dry matter. Maize green
mass was higher when seeds were treated with the biological product, fulvic and humic acids, therefore, root mass was higher
when seeds were treated with the biological product, amino acids, and seaweed extract. It is noticed, that the use of biological
compounds has a positive influence on maize chlorophyll index and yield.
Biography
Ernestas Zaleckas has completed his PhD at the age of 29 years from Lithuanian University of Agriculture and postdoctoral studies from Kaunas Technology
University. He has published more than 25 papers in scientific journals.
ernestas.zaleckas@gmail.comErnestas Zaleckas, J Ecosys Ecograph 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C3-038