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# A sodic-soil bacterium improved crop yields in containers, not yet farms
- URL: https://intelligence.wildlandseco.com/2026-10-25-sodic-soil-bacterium-lysimeter-only/
- Published: 2026-10-25T13:33:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T13:33:55.000Z
- Description: Sulfur oxidation and rice-wheat yield shifts warrant cautious follow-up.
- Author: Benjamin Worlund
- Tags: Land, Water, Methods, #ecological-intelligence, #brief-2026-10-25, #global-radar, #peer-reviewed, #geo-asia

Evidence

Peer-reviewed

Geography

Experimental rice–wheat soils, India

System

Working soils / salinity management

## WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS

An Acinetobacter strain increased elemental sulfur oxidation by 3.7–29.4% in tested sodic soils and reduced sodium adsorption ratio by 32–41%. With sulfur, rice and wheat yields were 4.8–19.3% higher than sulfur alone under lysimeter conditions.

## WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ

Linked soil chemistry and yield responses are promising for difficult soils, but land managers should await field efficacy and environmental safety tests before applying a live microbial inoculant.

## CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY

This was laboratory and lysimeter work, not replicated farm-field validation; the authors request broader phenotypic and genomic biosafety assessment.

## SOURCE

Sundha et al. · Microbial Ecology · sodic-soil lysimeter work  
[View original evidence ↗](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-026-02920-1?ref=intelligence.wildlandseco.com)

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