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<b>Background and Objective:</b> There is ample evidence that the consumption of fruits and vegetables, with a high content of secondary metabolites, favours better human health. In the same sense, the application of organic fertilizers has favoured the content of phenolic compounds and a greater antioxidant capacity in various crops. Factoring that the application of Vermicompost (VC) increases the nutritional quality of plants. This research determined the content of soluble solids, biochemical components and the antioxidant capacity of the melon fruits (<i>Cucumis melo</i> L.) developed under shade net conditions with VC as a source of fertilization. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> During the 2020 spring-summer season, a hybrid melon Honeydew type was grown under five mixtures of VC: River sand (RS), with ratios 0:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4. Nutrient Steiner solution was applied only in the first mixture (control) while VC was used as an organic nutrient for all other mixtures. The five formulated mixtures, with five replications, were randomly distributed. The total phenolic content, total flavonoids, antioxidant capacity and the total soluble solids of the melon fruit were determined. Data obtained were statistically analyzed by analysis of variance and means were compared by Tukey 0.05 test. <b>Results:</b> The ANOVA indicates that no statistical differences were registered for any of the variables under study, however, the levels of the parameters were high. <b>Conclusion:</b> VC treatment of melon fruit is proven to be a promising source of nutrients to plants increasing their natural antioxidants and content of soluble solids.
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Cucumis melo , Cucurbitaceae , Antioxidantes/química , Cucurbitaceae/química , Suplementos Dietéticos/análisis , Humanos , Fenoles/química , Ríos , ArenaRESUMEN
RESUMEN La agricultura moderna enfrenta nuevos desafíos, integrando enfoques ecológicos y moleculares, para lograr mayores rendimientos de los cultivos y reducir al mínimo los impactos sobre el ambiente. Para generar mayores rendimientos se han incrementado significativamente las dosis de fertilizantes sintéticos por unidad de superficie, los cuales pueden provocar contaminación, daños a la salud y pérdida de la fertilidad de los suelos, convirtiéndose en una de las preocupaciones más importantes en la producción agrícola. Para mejorar la producción sin el uso de fertilizantes de origen sintético, las investigaciones se han orientado hacia el desarrollo de nuevas biotecnologías: provocando que exista un interés creciente en los microorganismos benéficos del suelo ya que éstos pueden promover el crecimiento de las plantas y, en algunos casos, evitar infecciones del tejido vegetal por patógenos. Las interacciones de las rizobacterias promotoras del crecimiento vegetal (RPCV) con el medio biótico - plantas y microorganismos - son muy complejas y utilizan diferentes mecanismos de acción para promover el crecimiento de las plantas. Estos mecanismos se agrupan en: 1) Biofertilización; 2) Fito-estimulación; y 3) Biocontrol. Inocular los cultivos con RPCV reduce sustancialmente el uso de fertilizantes sintéticos y los impactos negativos al suelo, aumenta el rendimiento de los cultivos, contribuyendo a la economía del productor y a la alimentación de la población. Esta revisión describe aspectos básicos inherentes a la interacción entre las RPCV y las especies vegetales, centrándose en los beneficios que aportan las RPCV a la actividad agrícola.
ABSTRACT Modern agriculture faces new challenges, integrating ecological and molecular approaches, to achieve higher crop yields and to minimize negative impacts on the environment. To generate higher yields, the doses of synthetic fertilizers per unit area have been significantly increased, which can cause contamination, damage to the health and loss of soil fertility, making this one of the most important concerns in agricultural production. To improve production without the use of fertilizers of chemical origin, research has been oriented towards the development of new biotechnologies: causing a growing interest in beneficial microorganisms in the soil, as these can promote plant growth and, in some cases, avoid infections of plant tissue by pathogens. The interactions of plant growth promoting rhyzobacteria (PGPR) with the biotic medium - plants and microorganisms - are very complex and use different mechanisms of action to promote plant growth. These mechanisms are grouped into: 1) Biofertilization; 2) Phytostimulation and 3) Biocontrol. Inoculating the crops with PGPR could substantially reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and the negative impacts to the soil, increase crop yields, contributing to the producer's economy and the population's nutrition. This review describes basic aspects inherent to the interaction between PGPR and plant species, focusing on the benefits of PGPR to the agricultural activity.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) of arid and semiarid ecosystems are important for the development of plants that grow under biotic stress in wild or in agro-ecosystems. There is little information on the temporal diversity of these organisms in perennial plants from arid ecosystems in northern Mexico. On this study, the mycorrhizal colonization and the temporal diversity of AMF in the rhizosphere of Larrea tridentata, perennial plant abundant in the Chihuahuan Desert region were explored. Samples of the rhizosphere and roots of fifteen plants in each of the three sampling dates during the 2015 year were obtained. A total of 17 species of HMA belonging to 12 genera and 7 families within the phylum Glomeromycota in all three sampling dates were found. Funneliformis geosporum was the dominant species belonging to the family Glomeraceae which possess the highest genera number on L. tridentata. The highest mycorrhization percentage was in February with 83.22, followed by September and May with 75.27 and 65.27%, respectively. A maximum of 16 AM fungal species were isolated and identified from L. tridentata rhizosphere in February, 15 species in May and 12 species in September. Statistical analysis showed significant differences between sampling dates in the spores number.
