Prof. Marina Sidorenko
Prof. Far Eastern Federal University / Lead. Res. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS, Russia
Title: Bacterial-based preparations - assistants for increasing crop yields
Abstract:
Mineral fertilizers, while allowing to significantly increasing the productivity of agricultural crops, have an adverse effect on soil and ecology in general during long-term use. Microorganisms that form the basis of biopreparation, which are considered as an alternative to mineral fertilizers, stimulate plant growth and development due to the ability to nitrogen fixation, dissolution of inaccessible elements of mineral nutrition, suppression of phytopathogens, production of siderophores, phytohormones and enzymes, increased absorption of moisture and nutrients. Preparations containing strains of nitrogen-fixing bacteria are widespread. Preparations of phosphate-mobilising and ‘silicate’ bacteria are less widespread. We have patented bacterial strains and their combinations with the greatest potential ability to stimulate seed germination, possessing nitrogen-fixing, phosphate- and potassium-solubilising, phytoprotective and growth-stimulating activity used to improve plant nutrition, improve biocenosis and increase grain yield. Experimentally established yield increase of spring barley up to 25.9%, spring wheat - 25.9%.
The work was carried out with financial support from the Russian Science Foundation grant no. 25-26-20112. https://rscf.ru/project/25-26-20112/
Biography:
Author of over 100 scientific publications and 10 patents for inventions. Participant of Russian and international conferences and symposiums. Organizer and manager of Russian and international research projects, scientific events, symposia and field research. Supervisor of master's and postgraduate works. Member of Interregional Russian Microbiological Society and Dokuchaev’s Soil Science Society, Professor of Russian Academy Natural History, Reviewer of various scientific journals and Expert of several scientific foundations.
Field of specialization: Sanitary Microbiology, Soil Microbiology, Biotechnology in Agricultural (Crop Production), Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
Research Interests: Use of bacteria and fungi in environmentally friendly technologies, bacterial fertilizers, cold enzymes of psychrophilic bacteria. Mechanisms of initiation, promotion and progression of nitrogen fixation, phosphate and potassium solubilization in bacteria.