SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF BIOCHAR AND MICROBIAL INOCULANTS ON DROUGHT TOLERANCE AND WATER-USE EFFICIENCY IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.)
Drought is a primary constraint to global maize (Zea mays L.) production, and both biochar amendments and bacterial plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have shown potential to mitigate its effects. However, no maize-specific meta-analysis has quantified whether these interventions act synergistically. Foll...