New Inoculation Strategy for Legume Based on Rhizobium-Metabolite Co-encapsulation

Abstract

The new strategies that are trying to be developed to protect microorganisms for a successful application have generated various types of granulated, powdered, or liquid formulations. In this work, we have developed a rhizobial encapsulation system for legumes accompanied by metabolites to enhance microorganism-plant communication. This novel way of producing a biofertilizer for legumes was devel-oped based on alginate, a degradable compound that allows environmentally friendly use. This way of generating an inoculant allows it designing by making different molecular combinations for different purposes, being a double inoculant, biological and molecular.