Microbial Farming

Research Goals

There is an urgent need to reduce fertilizer application in the flower sector to attain sustainable crop production. Plant-growth promoting microbes (PGPM) are a viable alternative to traditional fertilizers for enhancing plant productivity and improving soil quality without environmental pollution.

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Model Plant

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum L.) will be employed as the plant model system because of its importance in the flower sector in the Netherlands, the market leader with chrysanthemum exports totaling €250 million annually. 

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