Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Microbial communities"
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Assessing the ability of environmental bacteria to inhibit the growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Amphibians have been facing devastating declines through the decades and it wasn’t until 1998 that the once enigmatic declines of amphibians were attributed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. This lethal fungal pathogen ... -
Influence of vermicompost application on rhizospheric microbial communities and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation of BT and non-BT maize in agricultural soil
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Increasing crop production to ensure future food security while reducing environmental pressure on agro-ecosystems requires improved nutrient and water use efficiency. The soil microbial community directly and/or indirectly ... -
Metagenomic analysis of endophytic microbiome inhabiting maize plant
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Endophytes are promising microbes which support the plant in many beneficial ways such as growth promotion and health improvement with no harmful effects to their host. However, to have better insights in to important ...