Unlikely Relationships: Plant Growth Promotion With Fish Waste Microbes

Authors

Thomas W. Scharf, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Brad Geary, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

plants, fish, microbes, revegetation, fertilizer

Abstract

1st Place - Open House Presentation

• Aiding plant growth is becoming more important as climate conditions continue changing in key wildlands and farmlands.
• Future Fresh Farms has created a product from fish waste, addressing this need.
• This study aimed to compare the outcomes of plants grown with MicroRevive, derived from fish waste, against plants grown with other growth promoting bacteria (PGPB).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Scharf, Thomas W. and Geary, Brad, "Unlikely Relationships: Plant Growth Promotion With Fish Waste Microbes" (2026). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2026. 3.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2026/3

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026-03-26

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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