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<journal-id>2079-3480</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuban J. Agric. Sci.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2079-3480</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial del Instituto de Ciencia Animal]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2079-34802022000300007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Biofertilization with Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Funneliformis mosseae in Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni).]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Biofertilización con Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus y Funneliformis mosseae en pasto guinea (Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni). Nota técnica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. J.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. F.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José de las Lajas Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,nstituto de Investigaciones en Pastos y Forrajes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Boyeros La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>56</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2079-34802022000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2079-34802022000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2079-34802022000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[An experiment was carried out under semi-controlled conditions to evaluate the effect of biofertilization with Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Funneliformis mosseae on Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni). Five treatments (simple and combined inoculation with G. diazotrophicus and F. mosseae, fertilization with 25 mg N kg-1 of soil and a control without biofertilizers or nitrogenous fertilizer) were studied in a completely random design with five repetitions. Biofertilization with G. diazotrophicus and F. mosseae separately produced higher effects than the control without biofertilizers. However, with the combined application of both, the highest frequency of mycorrhizal colonization was reached (52.4 %), as well as concentrations of N in aerial biomass (18.5 g kg-1) and aerial biomass yields (7.45 g pot-1) and radical (7.38 g pot-1), similar to those obtained with nitrogen fertilization. It is concluded that the co-inoculation with G. diazotrophicus and F. mosseae is effective in improving nitrogenous nutrition and biomass yields of Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Se realizó un experimento en condiciones semicontroladas para evaluar el efecto de la biofertilización con Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus y Funneliformis mosseae en pasto guinea (Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni). Se estudiaron cinco tratamientos (inoculación simple y combinada con G. diazotrophicus y F. mosseae, fertilización con 25 mg N kg-1 de suelo y un testigo sin biofertilizantes ni fertilizante nitrogenado) en un diseño completamente al azar con cinco repeticiones. La biofertilización con G. diazotrophicus y F. mosseae por separado produjo efectos superiores al testigo sin biofertilizantes. Sin embargo, con la aplicación combinada de ambos se alcanzó la mayor frecuencia de colonización micorrízica (52.4 %), así como concentraciones de N en biomasa aérea (18.5 g kg-1) y rendimientos de biomasa aérea (7.45 g maceta-1) y radical (7.38 g maceta-1), similares a los obtenidos con la fertilización nitrogenada. Se concluye que la coinoculación con G. diazotrophicus y F. mosseae resulta efectiva para mejorar la nutrición nitrogenada y los rendimientos de biomasa de Megathyrsus maximus cv. Likoni.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rhizobacteria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[arbuscular mycorrhizae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nitrogen]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[growth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[rizobacterias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[micorrizas arbusculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nitrógeno]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[crecimiento]]></kwd>
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