Enhancement of Napier grass growth through introduction of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria

Authors

  • Edward J. Philips Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
  • Phyllis Hansen Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
  • Thomas Velardi Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.

Keywords:

N-fixation, Cyanobacteria, Synechococcus, Napier grass

Abstract

The effect of introducing N-fixing cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) on biomass crop growth was studied using a newly isolated strain of Synechococcus and a Napier grass - pearl millet hybrid under laboratory conditions. Introduction of this cyanobacterium significantly enhanced the rate of plant growth and biomass yield from seed to young plant.

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Issue

Volume 70 Number 3

Section

Research Notes