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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>
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<article-id>S1659-13212022000300005</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/am.v33i3.49614</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aislamientos de Bacillus cereus sobre el crecimiento y el contenido de nitrógeno en banano (Musa AAA)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bacillus cereus isolates on the growth and nitrogen content in banana (Musa AAA)]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortega-Bonilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodya M.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Asuaje]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Segura-Mena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafael]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Echeverría-Beirute]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabián]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uribe-Lorío]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lidieth]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,CORBANA S.A.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,CORBANA S.A.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,CORBANA S.A.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-13212022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-13212022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-13212022000300005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Introducción. Las rizobacterias promotoras de crecimiento vegetal (RPCV) podrían ser utilizadas como una fuente alternativa al uso de fertilizantes nitrogenados convencionales en el cultivo de banano (Musa AAA). Es necesario la búsqueda de bacterias adaptadas a las condiciones de los suelos de Costa Rica y del cultivo del banano. Objetivo. Evaluar el efecto de la inoculación de cuatro aislamientos de Bacillus cereus sobre el crecimiento y el contenido de nitrógeno (N) de plántulas de banano en condiciones de invernadero. Materiales y métodos. Se realizaron dos experimentos simultáneos entre abril y septiembre 2020, en el Centro de Investigaciones de la Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA), La Rita, Limón, Costa Rica. Se inocularon cuatro aislamientos de B. cereus en plantas de banano a las cuales se les fertilizó con cuatro dosis de nitrógeno semanalmente. El diseño consistió en parcelas divididas, donde la parcela principal estuvo conformada por cuatro niveles de N: 0, 33, 66, 100 % de la dosis; y la parcela pequeña por los aislamientos bacterianos y el testigo. Se midieron las variables altura de planta, contenido de clorofila, el área foliar de la tercera hoja, peso fresco y seco de raíces, cormo, pseudotallo y hojas, así como el contenido de nitrógeno en cada órgano. Resultados. El experimento 1: las plantas inoculadas con el aislamiento SER-23 presentaron el mayor peso seco total. En el experimento 2: el mayor peso seco total se observó en las plántulas inoculadas con el aislamiento BF-98. La aplicación de las bacterias SER-23 y BF-98 aumentó significativamente el contenido de nitrógeno en todos los órganos evaluados. Conclusiones. La inoculación de los aislamientos de Bacillus cereus SER-23 y BF-98 estimuló el aumento de la biomasa y contenido de nitrógeno en las plantas de banano, este incremento dependió de la disponibilidad de nitrógeno y el tipo de suelo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Introduction. The plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could be used as an alternative source to the use of conventional nitrogen fertilizers in banana (Musa AAA) cultivation. It is necessary to search for bacteria adapted to Costa Rican soil conditions and banana cultivation. Objective. To evaluate the effect of the inoculation of four Bacillus cereus isolates on the growth and nitrogen (N) content of banana seedlings under greenhouse conditions. Materials and methods. Two simultaneous experiments were carried out between April and September 2020 at the Corporacion Bananera Nacional (CORBANA) Research Center, La Rita, Limon, Costa Rica. Four isolates of B. cereus were inoculated into banana plants that were fertilized with four doses of nitrogen weekly. The design consisted of divided plots, where the main plot consisted of four levels of N: 0, 33, 66, 100 % of the dose; and the small plot consisted of the bacterial isolates and the control. The variables measured were plant height, chlorophyll content, leaf area of the third leaf, fresh and dry weight of roots, corm, pseudostem, and leaves, as well as the nitrogen content in each organ. Results. In experiment 1: the plants inoculated with the SER-23 isolate presented the highest total dry weight. In experiment 2: the highest total dry weight was observed in seedlings inoculated with the BF-98 isolate. The application of SER-23 and BF-98 bacteria significantly increased the nitrogen content in all the organs evaluated. Conclusions. The inoculation of Bacillus cereus isolates SER-23 and BF-98 stimulated the increase in biomass and nitrogen content in banana plants, this increase depended on the nitrogen availability and soil type.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fijación biológica de nitrógeno]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[aumento de crecimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nutrición alternativa]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biological nitrogen fixation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[growth enhancement]]></kwd>
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