Microrganismos benéficos na cultura da soja

Abstract

This bibliometric review analyses the panorama of academic studies referring to the use of beneficial microorganisms in the soybean culture in the platform Web of Science. To achieve this, the keywords “soybean”, “beneficial microorganisms” and “agriculture” were utilised in the search. It was specified in the search not to include articles that contain the keyword “Bradyrhizobium” because ultimately this is a key microorganism for the soy culture that already has available studies and would overshadow studies regarding other microorganisms. The search resulted in 55 articles, from which 22 articles were more aligned with the aforementioned theme and were selected using a triage process. These chosen articles were published in the period from 2010 to 2022. The criteria selected to analyse the data were: newspapers, years, authors, countries and keywords. The search showed that: a) the articles were referenced 503 (five hundred and three) times in other studies; b) The country that most produced scientific content was China; c) EMBRAPA was the institution that published more articles related to the theme; d) Most of the items involve the diversity of microorganisms that make up the rhizosphere. In addition, from the studies’ results compiled, only 6 reported direct effects of microorganisms, either on soybean crop productivity or on the biological control of pests and diseases. The knowledge about the topic is still incipient, given that the first study in the scientific community was published in 2010. However, there are other points of reference that could be explored related to the benefits of using microorganisms in soybean culture.