The Effect of Specific Soil Microorganisms on Soil Quality Parameters and Organic Matter Content for Cereal Production.

Soil chemical, biological and physical properties play important roles in soil quality and are related with increasing organic matter content, soil microbiological activity, plant nutrient content and availability. A new generation of soil amendments, containing specific soil microorganisms, are of great interest worldwide. Field experiments were carried out in 2018-2019 at the Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry. The aim was to determine the impact of bio-products containing , or , and their mixtures on changes of soil organic carbon (SOC), soil respiration, and microbial biodiversity in loamy . Under dry meteorological conditions, , and bio-products resulted an increase in SOC content, C/N ratio, humic to fulvic acid ratio, soil respiration, and microbial biodiversity. It is concluded that the use of a mixture of three microorganisms ( + + ) is the most promising bio-amendment under climate change. Future research is needed on different soil types and textures.