Agricultural Engineering

Effect of Bacillus cereus Strains on the Release of Potassium and Iron from Micaceous Minerals

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

M. Soliemanzadeh 1
H. Khademi 2
M. Sepehri 3

1 M.Sc. Student, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract
Microorganisms play an important role in providing nutrients for plants and also in soil development. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of two strains of Bacillus cereus on the release of potassium and iron from micaceous minerals. An experiment was set up with a completely randomized design and factorial arrangement with three replications. Treatments included two types of mineral (phlogopite and muscovite), two strains of bacteria (PTCC 1247 and PTCC 1665), control and eight time periods. The results indicated that released potassium and iron were highly dependent on the strain of bacterium and also the mineral type. Strain PTCC 1665 could release a higher amount of potassium as compared to PTCC 1247. The amount of released iron increased at the beginning of the experiment but decreased and then increased as time passed. In general, the amount of released iron from phlogopite was higher than that from muscovite. 

Keywords

" Release of potassium and iron"
"Bacillus cereus"
"Muscovite"
"Phlogopite"
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