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Effect of Limnospira platensis and Cladophora glomerata Inoculation on Some Biological Properties of Lentil Rhizosphere

Limnospira platensis ve Cladophora glomerata Inokulasyonunun Mercimek Rizosferindeki Bazı Biyolojik Özelliklere Etkisi

Elif Doğan(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ)0009-0002-7699-9909
Cenap Cevheri(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3759-4645
Çiğdem Küçük(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5688-5440
Göksal Sezen(Harran Üniversitesi)0000-0001-9054-851X
Pages
104–113
Publication Date
2025-12-25
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Our findings show that the separate and combined application of L. platensis and C. glomerata to soils improves both plant and soil health and may be an alternative to chemical fertilisers used in agriculture in preventing environmental pollution.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigated the positive effect of Limnospira platensis and Cladophora glomerata on plant growth in lentils and on soil respiration and glucosidase enzyme activity.
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This study investigated the positive effect of Limnospira platensis and Cladophora glomerata on plant growth in lentils and on soil respiration and glucosidase enzyme activity. The application of different doses of L. platensis and C. glomerata significantly promoted seedling growth and certain microbiological properties of the soil in both species in a dose-dependent manner. In the study, planned according to a factorial experimental design with randomised plots, L. platensis microalgae and C. glomerata macroalgae were applied separately and in mixtures at different doses (control (0%), 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 1%) to the seedling root zone. Twelve weeks after sowing, both algal applications increased the green shoot weight, plant height, root length, and chlorophyll content of the seedlings compared to the control. Furthermore, the application of L. platensis and C. glomerata had a positive effect on soil respiration and β-glucosidase enzyme activity, which are important indicators of soil health. Compared to the separate application of L. platensis and C. glomerata, the combined application of high doses was found to be more effective on the characteristics studied. Our findings show that the separate and combined application of L. platensis and C. glomerata to soils improves both plant and soil health and may be an alternative to chemical fertilisers used in agriculture in preventing environmental pollution.

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Bu çalışmada Limnospira platensis ve Cladophora glomerata’nın mercimekte bitki büyümesi ve toprağın solunum ve glukosidaz enzim aktivitesi üzerindeki olumlu etkisi incelenmiştir. L. platensis ve C. glomerata’nın farklı dozlarının uygulanması, her iki türde de doza bağlı bir şekilde fide büyümesini ve toprağın bazı mikrobiyolojik özelliklerini büyük ölçüde teşvik etmiştir. Tesadüf parselleri faktöriyel deneme desenine göre planlanan çalışmada farklı dozlarda (kontrol (%0), %0.2, %0.4, %0.6, %0.8 ve %1) mikroalg olan L. platensis ve makro alg C. glomerata’nın ayrı ayrı ve karışımları fide kök bölgesine uygulanmıştır. Ekimden 12 hafta sonra hasat edilen fidelerde her iki alg uygulaması; fidelerin yeşil aksam ağırlıkları, bitki boyu, kök uzunluğu, klorofil içeriğini kontrole göre artırmıştır. Ayrıca L. platensis ve C. glomerata uygulanması, toprak sağlığının belirlenmesinde önemli olan toprak solunumu ve β-glukosidaz enzim aktivitesinde de olumlu bir etki göstermiştir. İncelenen özellikler üzerine L. platensis ve C. glomerata’nın ayrı ayrı uygulanmasına göre yüksek dozların birlikte uygulanması daha etkili bulunmuştur. Bulgularımız, topraklara uygulanan L. platensis ve C. glomerata’nın ayrı ayrı ve birlikte uygulanmasının hem bitki hem de toprak sağlığını artırdığını göstermekle birlikte, tarımda kullanılan kimyasal gübrelere karşı çevre kirliğinin önlenmesinde alternatif olabilir.

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Doğan, E., Cevheri, C., Küçük, Ç., Sezen, G. (2025). Effect of Limnospira platensis and Cladophora glomerata Inoculation on Some Biological Properties of Lentil Rhizosphere. Kastamonu Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2, 104–113. https://doi.org/10.55385/kastamonujes.1828190

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