Nelson Borges de Freitas Junior

Mr. Nelson Borges de Freitas Junior

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 February 2025 in Stresses
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BABruna Arruda
Bruna Arruda
BBBreno M. Bagagi
Breno M. Bagagi
NJNelson Borges de Freitas Junior
Nelson Borges de Freitas Junior
WHWilfrand Ferney Bejarano Herrera
Wilfrand Ferney Bejarano Herrera
German A. Estrada-BonillaGerman A. Estrada-Bonilla
German A. Estrada-Bonilla
Fernando Ferrari PuttiFernando Ferrari Putti
Fernando Ferrari Putti
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a global staple, but to guarantee its provision, the crop water supply must be adequate, and bioinput application can benefit plants under drought. The objective was to evaluate the common bean’s response to bioinput application when it was cropped in soils with different water holding capacities submitted to a drought period. The greenhouse experiment used sandy loam and clayey soils. Seeds were sown, and 10 days after emergence (DAE), the treatments were applied: (i) no bioinput application or (ii) bioinput application (Priestia aryabhattai, re-applied at 46 DAE). The first plant growth evaluation was performed at 40 DAE. The irrigation maintained the crops’ needs until the beginning of flowering for all the treatments, when the irrigation was differentiated (for 10 days): (i) maintenance of irrigation or (ii) a drought period. A biochemical analysis was performed of superoxide dismutase activity [SOD], hydrogen peroxide [H2O2], peroxidase activity [POD], and malonaldehyde [MDA] production at 52 DAE. At 57 DAE, the second plant growth evaluation was performed, and the irrigation differentiation ended. Grain harvest followed physiological maturation. Priestia aryabhattai mitigated the drought stress in the common bean cropped in sandy soil by reducing the SOD, H2O2, and MDA production in comparison to no bioinput application. When it was cultivated in the clayey soil, the water availability was maintained for longer, reducing the plant’s dependency on bacteria for stress mitigation.