Successful Formulation and Application of Plant Growth-Promoting Kosakonia radicincitans in Maize Cultivation

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Testing K. radicincitans formulations in conventionally grown silage maize. (a) Map of Germany with field plots for maize experiments in Dannenberg (Lower Saxony), Sanitz (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania) and Gadsdorf (Brandenburg) in 2015 and 2016. (b) Preparation of formulated Kosakonia radicincitans for application on young maize plants. (c) Application of either liquid or solid bacterial formulation AbiVital by spraying it onto young maize plants when two leaves emerge. (d-e) Maize seeds harvested by combine harvester.

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