Effectiveness of bio-effectors on maize, wheat and tomato performance and phosphorus acquisition from greenhouse to field scales in Europe and Israel: a meta-analysis.
Nkebiwe, Peteh Mehdi; Stevens Lekfeldt, Jonas D; Symanczik, Sarahet al.
2024 • In Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, p. 1333249
[en] Biostimulants (Bio-effectors, BEs) comprise plant growth-promoting microorganisms and active natural substances that promote plant nutrient-acquisition, stress resilience, growth, crop quality and yield. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of BEs, particularly under field conditions, appears highly variable and poorly quantified. Using random model meta-analyses tools, we summarize the effects of 107 BE treatments on the performance of major crops, mainly conducted within the EU-funded project BIOFECTOR with a focus on phosphorus (P) nutrition, over five years. Our analyses comprised 94 controlled pot and 47 field experiments under different geoclimatic conditions, with variable stress levels across European countries and Israel. The results show an average growth/yield increase by 9.3% (n=945), with substantial differences between crops (tomato > maize > wheat) and growth conditions (controlled nursery + field (Seed germination and nursery under controlled conditions and young plants transplanted to the field) > controlled > field). Average crop growth responses were independent of BE type, P fertilizer type, soil pH and plant-available soil P (water-P, Olsen-P or Calcium acetate lactate-P). BE effectiveness profited from manure and other organic fertilizers, increasing soil pH and presence of abiotic stresses (cold, drought/heat or salinity). Systematic meta-studies based on published literature commonly face the inherent problem of publication bias where the most suspected form is the selective publication of statistically significant results. In this meta-analysis, however, the results obtained from all experiments within the project are included. Therefore, it is free of publication bias. In contrast to reviews of published literature, our unique study design is based on a common standardized protocol which applies to all experiments conducted within the project to reduce sources of variability. Based on data of crop growth, yield and P acquisition, we conclude that application of BEs can save fertilizer resources in the future, but the efficiency of BE application depends on cropping systems and environments.
Nkebiwe, Peteh Mehdi ; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Stevens Lekfeldt, Jonas D; Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Symanczik, Sarah; Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
Thonar, Cécile ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences ; Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
Mäder, Paul; Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
Bar-Tal, Asher; Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Rishon LeZion, Israel
Halpern, Moshe; Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Rishon LeZion, Israel ; Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat, Israel
Biró, Borbala; Department of Agro-Environmental Studies, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Bradáčová, Klára; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Caniullan, Pedro C; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Choudhary, Krishna K; Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Rishon LeZion, Israel
Cozzolino, Vincenza; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sulla Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per l'Ambiente, l'Agro-Alimentare ed i Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), Università di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
Di Stasio, Emilio; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
Dobczinski, Stefan; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Geistlinger, Joerg; Institute of Bioanalytical Sciences, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Bernburg, Germany
Lüthi, Angelika; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Gómez-Muñoz, Beatriz; Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Kandeler, Ellen; Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Department, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Kolberg, Flora; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Kotroczó, Zsolt; Department of Agro-Environmental Studies, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Kulhanek, Martin; Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Suchdol, Czechia
Mercl, Filip; Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Suchdol, Czechia
Tamir, Guy; Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Rishon LeZion, Israel ; Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat, Israel
Moradtalab, Narges; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Piccolo, Alessandro; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca sulla Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per l'Ambiente, l'Agro-Alimentare ed i Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), Università di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
Maggio, Albino; Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
Nassal, Dinah; Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Department, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Szalai, Magdolna Zita; Department of Agro-Environmental Studies, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Juhos, Katalin; Department of Agro-Environmental Studies, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Florea, Andreea; Department of Horticulture, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania", Timișoara, Romania
Poşta, Gheorghe; Department of Horticulture, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania", Timișoara, Romania
Lauer, Karl Fritz; Department of Horticulture, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania", Timișoara, Romania
Toth, Brigitta; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany ; Institute of Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Agricultural Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Tlustoš, Pavel; Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Suchdol, Czechia
Mpanga, Isaac K; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Weber, Nino; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Weinmann, Markus; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Yermiyahu, Uri; Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat, Israel
Magid, Jakob; Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Müller, Torsten; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Neumann, Günter; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Ludewig, Uwe; Institute of Crop Science, Departments of Nutritional Crop Physiology and Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
de Neergaard, Andreas; Faculty of Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark ; Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
Effectiveness of bio-effectors on maize, wheat and tomato performance and phosphorus acquisition from greenhouse to field scales in Europe and Israel: a meta-analysis.
FP7 - 312117 - BIOFECTOR - Resource Preservation by Application of BIOefFECTORs in European Crop Production
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European Union
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The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This study was funded by the European Community\u2019s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007\u20132013) under grant agreement no. 312117 (BIOFECTOR). PN was partly supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) \u2013 328017493/GRK 2366 (International Research Training Group \u201CAdaptation of maize-based food-feed-energy systems to limited phosphate resources\u201D).
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