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<journal-id>1659-1321</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Mesoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Mesoam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-1321</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1659-13212025000100020</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/am.2025.61996</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efecto de Bacillus spp. como bioestimulante de microvegetales de Brassica oleracea var. capitata y Brassica oleracea var. sabellica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effect of Bacillus spp. as a biostimulant for Brassica oleracea var. capitata and Brassica oleracea var. sabellica microgreens]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez-Chávez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aldo]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acevedo-Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angélica Anahí]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yañez-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa María]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Huerta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jared]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-13212025000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-13212025000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-13212025000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción.  El género Bacillus se ha empleado como bioestimulante con efectos positivos sobre el rendimiento y calidad de los cultivos. Sin embargo, existen pocos estudios acerca de su aplicación en microvegetales. Objetivo. Evaluar el efecto de Bacillus subtilis (BsC4 y BsPC) y Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt24) como bioestimulantes de la germinación y desarrollo de microvegetales de col morada (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) y kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) en condiciones controladas. Materiales y métodos. El estudio se realizó en la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México, durante 2023. Se evaluaron cuatro tratamientos: Bt24, BsC4, BsPC y plántulas sin microorganismos (control) en semillas de col morada y kale, bajo un diseño completamente al azar (n = 5). En un primer ensayo se monitorizó la germinación, y en un segundo, el desarrollo de los microvegetales. Después de 15 días se midieron variables morfológicas, pigmentos fotosintéticos, contenido de nitratos, calidad y rendimiento. Los datos se analizaron con análisis de varianza y pruebas de Tukey (p &lt; 0,05). Resultados. Para kale, Bt24 mejoró la velocidad de germinación (31,17 %) y redujo el tiempo de germinación (4,61 %), sin efecto significativo en col morada. En kale, el rendimiento aumentó (62,60 %) con Bt24, en particular la biomasa fresca (63,30 %) y el área cotiledonar (61,57 %). En col morada, BsC4 incrementó el rendimiento (44,31 %), además de mejorar biomasa fresca (42,21 %) y área cotiledonar (50,57 %). El contenido de nitratos fue más elevado en kale con BsPC (138,30 %) y en col morada con Bt24 (65,14 %), sin exceder límites seguros. En calidad visual, ambos cultivos alcanzaron las categorías &#8220;Bueno&#8221; y &#8220;Excelente&#8221;, sin diferencias entre tratamientos. Conclusiones. B. thuringiensis y B. subtilis podrían emplearse como bioestimulantes del crecimiento de microvegetales de col morada y kale, una herramienta prometedora para optimizar su producción en condiciones controladas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction.  The Bacillus genus has been used as a biostimulant with positive effects on crop yield and quality. However, there are few studies on its application in microgreens. Objective. To evaluate the effect of Bacillus subtilis (BsC4 and BsPC) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt24) as biostimulants on the germination and growth of red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) microgreens under controlled environmental conditions. Materials and methods. The study was conducted at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2023. Four treatments were assessed: Bt24, BsC4, BsPC, and seedlings without microorganisms (control) on red cabbage and kale seeds, under a completely randomized design (n = 5). Germination was monitored in the first trial, and microgreens development was assessed in the second. After 15 days, morphological variables, photosynthetic pigments, nitrate content, quality, and yield were measured. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and Tukey&#8217;s tests (p &lt; 0.05). Results. For kale, Bt24 improved germination speed (31.17 %) and reduced germination time (4.61 %), with no significant effect on red cabbage. In kale, yield increased (62.60 %) with Bt24, particularly in fresh biomass (63.3 %) and cotyledon area (61.57 %). In cabbage, BsC4 increased yield (44.31 %) and improved fresh biomass (42.21 %) and cotyledon area (50.57 %). Nitrate content was highest in kale with BsPC (138.30 %) and in red cabbage with Bt24 (65.14 %), while remaining within safe consumption limits. For visual quality, both crops achieved the &#8220;Good&#8221; and &#8220;Excellent&#8221; categories, with no differences between treatments. Conclusions. B. thuringiensis and B. subtilis could be used as growth biostimulants for cabbage and kale microgreens, offering a promising approach to optimize microgreen production under controlled environmental conditions.]]></p></abstract>
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