Baby Lyn De Guzman

Dr. Baby Lyn De Guzman


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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2 July 2026 in Preprints.org
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MMMaria Luisa Mason
Maria Luisa Mason
BGBaby Lyn De Guzman
Baby Lyn De Guzman
AMARIEL GARCIA MACTAL
ARIEL GARCIA MACTAL
AAAr-Jay Aguilar Aquino
Ar-Jay Aguilar Aquino
JMJose Mauro B. Merculio
Jose Mauro B. Merculio
ATArcee Castro Tabing
Arcee Castro Tabing
This study investigates the impact of selected soil parameters and integrated fertilizer formulations on the productivity of three legume crops – mungbean, soybean, and cowpea – in order to identify the optimal strategies to maximize yields through reduced Nitrogen and bio-augmentation. A five-year experiment composed of 2-year pot trials (2019 – 2020) and 3-year field trials (2022 – 2024) were conducted to assess the changes in some soil parameters (N, P, K, OM, pH) and yield response of the crops with varying amounts (1, 2, 4kg) of Bradyrhizobium-based biofertilizer combined with 25-50% reduction in mineral N fertilizer. The biofertilizer is composed of locally-isolated strains which were genetically identified in our previous reports as B. elkanii NE1-6, NE2-1, B. diazoefficiens NE1-65, Bradyrhizobium sp. NE1-19, NE1-34, and NE2-3. Results indicated that among the soil parameters, the amount of K strongly influenced yield increase for soybean (r = 0.85, p>0.05) and mungbean (r = 0.67, p>0.05) while the amount of N has the highest influence on cowpea (r = 0.60, p=0.05). Soybean yield was maximized with 50% reduction in N fertilizer (20kgN) combined with 2-4kg biofertilizer while cowpea and mungbean achieved increased yields at 25% reduced N fertilizer combined with 2-4kg biofertilizer. This study confirms the viability of integrating Bradyrhizobium-based biofertilizer with 25-50% reduction in mineral N fertilizer without yield loss by harnessing the efficient N-fixation ability of the strains in the consortium.