Microorganisms number in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) rhizosphere after herbicide, plant growth regulator, and a biopreparation use

Abstract

In the modern agricultural production, the use of herbicides and other biologically active substances is an important part of the cultivation technologies of most cereals, including the grain sorghum. It is known that most preparations, including the chemical ones, can directly or indirectly influence the development of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of plants, but the nature of their effect on the microbiota of grain sorghum rhizosphere has not been studied enough, which reasoned the relevance of this research. Microbiological activity of the grain sorghum rhizosphere (hybrid Milo W) was studied during 2019–2020 under the treatment by the herbicide Citadel 25 OD (0.6; 0.8 and 1.0 l/ha), plant growth regulator Endophit L1 (30 ml/ha) and biological preparation Bioarsenal (800 g/ 100 kg). The analysis of the obtained experimental data showed that use of the studied preparations both separately and in different compositions had a stimulating effect on the number of grain sorghum rhizosphere microbiota, which was observed in its increase, especially in variants with the combined use of the herbicide Citadel 25 OD, plant growth regulator Endophit L1 and the biopreparation Bioarsenal (compared to the control the number of rhizosphere microbiota increased by 29.4–80.6% in average by groups).