AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF SUGARCANE INOCULATED WITH Nitrospirillum amazonense (BR11145)

ABSTRACT Sugarcane cultivation areas are usually characterized by low soil fertility and high nutrient demand, especially for nitrogen. Technologies that can raise crop yield and lower the use of pesticides and fertilizers are among the main needs of this crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic performance of sugarcane after in-furrow application of the diazotrophic bacterium Nitrospirillum amazonense (BR11145). The treatments consisted of applying five doses of N. amazonense-based product to the planting furrow, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 L commercial product (c.p.) ha-1; a treatment consisting of the combination of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis; one control without fertilization; and one control with fertilization. Based on the results obtained from the pooled analysis of two field experiments, the N. amazonense-based product improved the growth parameters of sugarcane plants, and at doses of 1.0 and 1.5 L c.p. ha-1, these benefits resulted in a significant increase in yield and in the amount of sugar per hectare. Inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria can benefit sugarcane, especially because it promotes the growth and yield of the crop similarly to fertilizers.

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Influence of Different Organic Manures on Growth, Yield Components and Productivity of Cotton

Madras Agricultural Journal ◽

10.29321/maj.10.000468 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 107 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Subramanian E ◽

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Sathishkumar A ◽

Rajesh P ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Recommended Dose ◽

Area Index ◽

Yield Attributes ◽

Organic Manures ◽

Net Returns

The present study aimed to the effect of different organic manures on the growth and yield attributes of cotton by conducting field experiments during rice fallow season of 2013-14 and 2014-15 at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai.. The cotton growth parameters such as plant height, leaf area index, dry matter production and monopodial branches plant-1 were significantly influenced by the application of 100% recommended dose of fertilizer through vermicompost (on equal N basis). Also application of recommended dose of fertilizer through vermicompost (on equal N basis) recorded significantly higher yield attributes viz., sympodial branches plant-1, number of bolls plant-1, boll weight and seed cotton yield (17.4 and 18.6 q ha-1 during both the years, respectively). Economic analysis also indicated that Insitu vermicomposting produced higher net returns with higher B:C ratio.

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Growth parameters and yield attributing characters of PR-118 (V1) and PR-116 (V2) varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as influenced by different planting methods

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v6i2.532 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 755-762

Author(s):

Amandeep Kaur ◽

L. K. Dhaliwal

Keyword(s):

Conventional Method ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Oryza Sativa L ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Rice Varieties ◽

Area Index ◽

Planting Methods ◽

Planting Method

Field experiments were conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab) to study the effect of different agronomic aspects of bed planting on growth and yield of rice during Kharif seasons of 2012 and 2013. The 30 days old seedlings of both rice varieties PR-118 (V1) and PR-116 (V2) were transplanted on 15th June (D1), 30th June (D2) and 15th July (D3). The two rice varieties were transplanted under bed planting (M1) and conventional planting (M2) methods respectively. The results showed that growth parameters like number of tillers per plant, dry weight per plant leaf area index (LAI) and plant height were significantly higher in bed planting than conventional method. In bed planting method, grain yield of rice (48.82q/h) was found to be more than the conventional method (35.74 q/h) during 2012.Varieties PR-118 yielded 47.61q/h more than PR-116 (39.97 q/h) in bed planting. Yield contributing characters like number of effective tillers, number of grains per plant and 1000-grain weight of rice were more in bed planting than conventional method. Harvest index and biological yield was also found to be more in bed planting method than conventional planting. Rice transplanted on 15th June yielded (50.15q/h) more than 30th June (41.45q/h) and 15th July (35.27q/h). Similar results were found in Kharif 2013. Interaction between dates of transplanting and varieties and between varieties and planting methods were found significant.

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Effect of chitosan foliar application on the performance and yield of soybean and maize under field conditions.

10.31220/agrirxiv.2022.00114 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Alfredo Junior Paiola Albrecht Junior ◽

Leandro Paiola Albrecht ◽

Henrique Lovatel Villetti ◽

Vinicius Gabriel Caneppele Pereira ◽

Giovana Orso ◽

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Keyword(s):

Field Experiments ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Chitosan Solution ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

The Other ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Yield Attributes ◽

Culture Development

Abstract Chitosan is a natural heterogeneous polymer, non-toxic and find many potential applications in agriculture. The search of a biopolymer to replace the synthetic agrochemicals, the effects of foliar application of chitosan solution on agronomic performance under field experiments have been investigated in two consecutive harvests (2014/2015 and 2015) of soybean and maize. Two chitosan concentrations (0.5 and 1%) were sprayed four times during the culture development and the evaluation was based on morphological characteristics, growth and yield components. Seeds were collected to determine the content of macro- and micronutrients. Results revealed that most of the morphological and growth parameters (plant height, leaf number per plant) and yield attributes were not increased with the chitosan treatment in soybean and maize. The soybean treated with foliar application of chitosan 0.5% increased the accumulation of nitrogen by 9.14% when compared with the water treatment, but the effect was not consistent in both seasons and cultivars. The values of the other nutrients did not change the content. Maize plants treated with chitosan (0.5% or 1%) significantly decreased the boron concentration by 66.7% in the grains analyzed and may have influenced the plant development (height) without altering the other agronomic parameters. Therefore, whereas the climatic conditions in these two seasons were stable and biotic or abiotic stresses were not observed, foliar application of chitosan solution did not present differences that could establish a pattern of behavior in field experiments conducted by two harvests.

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Effect of Different Spacing and Weed Management Practices on Weeds, Crop Growth and Productivity of Pigeon Pea Variety Pusa Arhar-16

Indian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.18805/ijare.a-5753 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yadwinder Singh ◽

Kanwaljit Singh

Keyword(s):

Weed Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Growth Parameter ◽

Pigeon Pea ◽

Crop Growth ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Area Index ◽

Yield Attributes

Background: To study effect of various spacing and weed management practices on weed control, growth parameter, yield and yield attributes of pigeon pea variety Pusa Arhar-16, field experiments were conducted at Student’s Research Farm, Khalsa College Amritsar, Punjab, India during kharif season of 2019-20.Methods: The experiment was laid out in Split plot design with three replications. The treatments comprised of four different spacing i.e. S1 (30×10 cm), S2 (30×15 cm), S3 (40×15 cm) and S4 (50×25 cm) which were considered as main plot treatments and three weed management practices W1 (weedy check), W2 (pendimethalin @ 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 at 1DAS) and W3 (rice straw mulch) as sub-plot treatments.Result: It was found that maximum plant height (218.2 cm) and highest leaf area index (2.104) was recorded in treatment S1 (30×10 cm) whereas treatment S4 (50×25 cm) was superior in rest of growth parameters viz. maximum crop growth rate (0.85 gram per plant per day), number of primary branches (18.2 per plant) and number of secondary branches (13.8 per plant). Among yield and yield attributes, spacing S1 (30×10 cm) showed maximum grain yield (16.29 q ha-1) and stover yield (49.29 q ha-1) whereas, maximum number of pods per plant (154.6), pod length (4.83 cm), number of seeds per pod (3.90) and 100-seed weight (7.14 grams) were recorded in spacing S4 (50×25 cm). The weed management treatments showed non-significant effect on growth and yield parameters due to weed suppressing ability of the crop. which might be due to weed suppressing ability of the crop. It may be concluded that pigeon pea cultivar Pusa Arhar-16 performed better in narrower spacing of 30×10 cm due to its dwarf nature and it also showed good smothering effect on the weeds due to its smothering effect.

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Growth Analysis of Soybeans (Glycine max) in Competition with Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium)

Weed Science ◽

10.1017/s0043174500040066 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 500-504 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

E. S. Hagood ◽

T. T. Bauman ◽

J. L. Williams ◽

M. M. Schreiber

Keyword(s):

Glycine Max ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Datura Stramonium ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Planting Dates ◽

Area Index ◽

Soybean Leaf ◽

Pod Number

Field experiments were conducted to study the effects of jimsonweed (Datura stramoniumL.) densities and planting dates on the growth and yield of soybeans [Glycine max(L.) Merr. ‘Amsoy 71’]. Jimsonweed densities of 1.5 and 2 plants/m2did not reduce the dry weight of soybean leaf, stem, root, or pod and seed tissues, leaf area index, plant height, pod number, or seed yield when soybeans and jimsonweed were planted at the same time. Weed densities ranging from 3 to 16 plants/m2did reduce one or more of these soybean growth parameters. A significant density-by-year interaction was observed in which soybean growth reductions caused by high jimsonweed densities were less when competition for water was minimized by above-average precipitation in 1 of the 2 yr. No density of jimsonweed that emerged when soybeans were at the fourth trifoliolate-leaf stage reduced crop growth or yield.

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Pathogenicity of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on Growth and Yield of Two Okra Varieties Cultivated in Ghana

International Journal of Agronomy ◽

10.1155/2020/8824165 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Samuel Y. Agbaglo ◽

Seloame T. Nyaku ◽

Hannah D. Vigbedor ◽

Eric W. Cornelius

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Fusarium Oxysporum ◽

Meloidogyne Incognita ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Seedling Emergence ◽

Wilt Disease ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Sequential Inoculation ◽

The Individual

The interaction of the fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (FOV), and the nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on wilt disease on “Essoumtem” and Clemson spineless okra varieties, was examined in pot and field experiments from September 2016 to June 2017, in the University of Ghana farms. Four-week-old “Essoumtem” and Clemson spineless seedlings for pot experiment and one-week-old “Essoumtem” and Clemson spineless seedlings for field experiment were inoculated with fungus, Fusarium oxysporum, and nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. The individual, simultaneous, and sequential inoculation of second stage juveniles (at 1000 J2/kg soil) of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum (1.1 × 106 cells/kg soil) resulted in significant reduced plant growth parameters (plant height, plant girth, chlorophyll content, fresh and dry shoot weights, and fresh and dry root weights). Maximum suppression in plant growth parameters was observed in plants that received NF21 (Fusarium oxysporum inoculated 21 days after Meloidogyne incognita on okra) and F21 (fungus inoculated 21 days after seedling emergence) treatments for pot and field experiments, respectively. The least suppression of plant growth parameters was observed in separate inoculations of the two pathogens for both pot and field experiments. Maximum suppression in yield parameters was observed in okra plants that received NF21 and F21 treatments for pot and field experiments, respectively. Minimal yield suppression was observed for individual inoculations (N and F treatments) in both pot and field experiments. The highest severity of wilt disease was observed on okra plants that received NF21 and F21 treatment in both pot and field experiments. Plants in control plots had higher yields and the least wilt incidences (0.0%).

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Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens culture on the growth and yield of off-season potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Acta Agronómica ◽

10.15446/acag.v69n1.73832 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (1) ◽

pp. 26-31

Author(s):

Faik Kantar ◽

Aysel Uysal

Keyword(s):

Bacillus Subtilis ◽

Solanum Tuberosum ◽

Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Solanum Tuberosum L ◽

Potato Production ◽

Fertilizer Application ◽

Early Spring ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Bacterial Strains

A study was carried out in order to investigate the effect of microbial fertilizer application on off-season potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Universia) under field conditions in early spring and late autumn in 2016. The experiment included Control (C, no application), Standard Fertilizer Application (SFA), Microbial Fertilizer Application (MFA) and SFA+MFA treatments. An equal mixture of three strains of Bacillus subtilis VKPM B-10641(DSM 24613), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens VKPM B-10642 (DSM 24614) and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens В-10643 (DSM 24615) was applied at 1x109 cfu/ml to tubers before planting and to plants at flowering stage in MFA and SFA+MFA plots. Treatments affected the plant growth parameters. SFA plots produced the highest tuber yields in both seasons. MFA plots had earlier emergence time (40 days), higher number of stems per plant (3), higher number of leaves per plant (37.2), thicker stem diameter (10.15 mm), higher above ground biomass yields (5.42 t/ha), higher single tuber weight (104.21 g) and higher tuber yields (22.06 t/ha) compared with control plots (42 days, 2.2, 31.2, 9.15 mm, 4.40 t/ha, 90.88 g and 20.14 t/ha respectively). Tuber yield in MFA plots (26.56 t/ha) was equal to SFA plots (26.81 t/ha) in warmer autumn planting. Combination of SFA and MFA produced lower tuber yields (21.72 t/ha) than SFA treatment (26.81 t/ha). In conclusion, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens gave comparable tuber yields to chemical fertilizer application in warmer autumn plantings, but lower tuber yields in colder spring conditions warranting further experiments with cold tolerant psychrophilic bacterial strains for off-season potato production.

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Response of Primed Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Seeds towards Reproductive Stage Drought Stress

Sains Malaysiana ◽

10.17576/jsm-2021-5010-06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (10) ◽

pp. 2913-2921

Author(s):

Mohd Syahmi Salleh ◽

Mohd Shukor Nordin ◽

Adam B. Puteh ◽

Rozilawati Shahari ◽

Zarina Zainuddin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drought Stress ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Oryza Sativa L ◽

Soil Water Potential ◽

Seed Priming ◽

Reproductive Stage ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Agronomic Performance ◽

The Impact

Seed priming could be promoted as a potential alternative in alleviating drought stress challenges in rice cultivation. The present study was conducted as an attempt to verify potential performance of seed priming in improving seedling growth and harvestable grain yield of rice under reproductive stage drought stress (RS). Seed treatments involved were non-primed seeds as control (T1), hydro-primed (T2) and osmo-primed at -1.0 mPa with polyethylene glycol (PEG6000) (T3). Reproductive stage drought stress (RS) was imposed at soil water potential lower than -60 kPa. The well-watered plants served as control of the experiment. In general, seedling growth of T3 was better than T2 and T1 for all growth parameters in both planting seasons. Yield components were significantly lower in RS as compared to well-watered treatment (WW). The agronomic performance of primed seeds in T2 and T3 were not significantly different with T1 under both RS and WW for both planting seasons. As a conclusion, seed priming treatments used in this study was ineffective in improving agronomic performance of rice under RS. Therefore, other alternatives such as development of drought tolerant rice should be highly emphasized in order to minimize the impact of drought on growth and yield of rice plant.

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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF BORON ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF OFF-SEASON CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS) IN ARGHAKHANCHI, NEPAL

Reviews In Food And Agriculture ◽

10.26480/rfna.01.2020.12.17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 12-17

Author(s):

Srijana Pandey ◽

Sapana Parajuli ◽

Biplov Oli ◽

Surya Dhungana

Keyword(s):

Brassica Oleracea ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Block Design ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Cost Ratio ◽

Benefit Cost Ratio ◽

Net Returns ◽

Benefit Cost ◽

Different Doses

The research was conducted at Beltari Sandhikharka-10, Arghakhanchi district to study about the effect of various doses of boron on growth and yield attributing characters of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) during off-season from February to June in 2020. Five treatments; B0 (control/no application), B1: 2kg/ha, B2: 4kg/ha, B3: 6kg/ha, B4: 8kg/ha which are the different doses of boron application were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 4 replications. The growth parameters like plant height, number of leaves per plant leaf length and leaf breadth of largest leaf were recorded multiple times with 15 days interval. Days to curd initiation and Days from curd initiation to harvest were recorded by regular field observation. The yield parameters; curd weight with leaves, Marketable curd weight, average curd yield, incidence of hollowing were recorded during harvest. The economics from application of boron doses in cauliflower production was obtained in terms of cost of cultivation, gross returns, net returns, and benefit cost ratio. The result showed that the growth and yield attributing characters of cauliflower were significantly affected by application of boron in which the value of these parameters was found significantly higher in B1 followed by other treatments. The average curd yield of cauliflower in B1 was found to be 12.39 mt/ha which was 48.92% higher than that of B0 with curd yield 8.32 mt/ha. Similarly, the net return was found significantly the highest in B1 and the lowest in B0. The result showed that application of boron in the range of 2-4 kg/ha is preferred to control and higher doses in respect of both productivity and economics.

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Probiotics in the diets of laying quails

Kormlenie sel'skohozjajstvennyh zhivotnyh i kormoproizvodstvo (Feeding of agricultural animals and feed production) ◽

10.33920/sel-05-2001-06 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 60-66

Author(s):

O. Merzlyakova ◽

V. Rogachyev ◽

V. Chegodaev

Keyword(s):

Bacillus Subtilis ◽

Bacillus Licheniformis ◽

Egg Production ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Hematological Parameters ◽

Economic Effect ◽

Egg Laying ◽

Control Group ◽

Egg Mass ◽

The Cost

The efficiency of introducing probiotics based on strains of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and their consortium in the amount of 150 g/t of feed into the diets of laying quails has been studied. The experiment lasting 182 days has been carried out on four groups of quails with 30 heads in each. The quails have been housed in the broiler battery in compliance with the required microclimate conditions. Quails of all groups have been received the main diet (compound feed) developed taking into account their age and physiological characteristics. The quails of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd experimental groups in addition to the main diet received probiotics (150 g/t compound feed) based on strains Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and their consortium, respectively. It has been found that feeding the laying quails of the consortium of strains Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis had the most significant positive impact on their productive performance, it allowed to increase egg production by 7,81 %, egg laying intensity by 5,0 %, egg mass yield by 9,77 %, while reducing feed expenditures for 10 eggs by 13,35 %. The yield of hatching eggs has been increased by 7,03 %, hatchability of chickens from laid and fertilized eggs by 8,33 and 8,35 %, brooding waste decreased by 21,74 %. Hematological parameters of quails during the whole experiment were within the physiological norm. The economic effect calculated on the basis of data on the cost of compound feed, probiotics and the cost of sold eggs of quail laying was 14,56 % in the 3rd experimental group (in relation to the control group).

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