Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster

Our work focused on applying different growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatments on growth parameters of China Aster as a worldwide ornamental plant. This plant has many uses such as medicinal plant, seasonal and cut flower and green spaces or landscaping. The treatment...

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Main Authors: Sana Mohammadi, Masoud Arghavani, Mitra Aelaei, Elham Farahani, Pegah Sayyad-Amin, Somayeh Esmaeili
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author Sana Mohammadi
Masoud Arghavani
Mitra Aelaei
Elham Farahani
Pegah Sayyad-Amin
Somayeh Esmaeili
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description Our work focused on applying different growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatments on growth parameters of China Aster as a worldwide ornamental plant. This plant has many uses such as medicinal plant, seasonal and cut flower and green spaces or landscaping. The treatments included four types of growth media (soil (S), soil+perlite (SP), soil+cocopeat (SC) and soil+cocopeat +perlite (SCP)) and three types of incubation status included incubation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) of  Bacillus subtilis (B.subtilis) and Pseudomonas putida (P.putida), and no-bacterial incubation with three replicates. Regardless of growth media, P.putida had greater plant height than B.subtilis. SCP with or without bacterial incubation had the highest plant height and numbers of axillary shoots among the applied growth media. SCP with P.putida had the greatest chlorophyll content (1.29 mg.g-1 FW) and leaf area (1495.05 mm2). SCP with or without bacterial incubation had the highest number and diameters of flowers among other treatments. SCP plus P.putida  showed maximum leaf nitrogen (N), SC and SP plus  B.subtilis had highest leaf phosphorous (P) and  potassium (K), respectively. Our results demonstrated that applying SCP as a compound growth media, with or without bacterial incubation, had best effects on growth and flowering indices.
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spelling doaj-art-a9ddaf338b224d10bbdefa221cf8946e2025-08-20T02:59:11ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412024-12-0112041−71−710.14720/aas.2024.120.4.1462621018Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China AsterSana Mohammadi0Masoud Arghavani1Mitra Aelaei2Elham Farahani3Pegah Sayyad-Amin4Somayeh Esmaeili5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9684-0976Zanjan UniversityDepartment of Horticultural Science, Zanjan University, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Horticultural Science, Zanjan University, ZanjanDepartment of Soil Science, Ferdowsi University of MashhadDepartment of Horticultural Science and Landscaping Engineering, Ferdowsi University of MashhadDepartment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranOur work focused on applying different growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatments on growth parameters of China Aster as a worldwide ornamental plant. This plant has many uses such as medicinal plant, seasonal and cut flower and green spaces or landscaping. The treatments included four types of growth media (soil (S), soil+perlite (SP), soil+cocopeat (SC) and soil+cocopeat +perlite (SCP)) and three types of incubation status included incubation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) of  Bacillus subtilis (B.subtilis) and Pseudomonas putida (P.putida), and no-bacterial incubation with three replicates. Regardless of growth media, P.putida had greater plant height than B.subtilis. SCP with or without bacterial incubation had the highest plant height and numbers of axillary shoots among the applied growth media. SCP with P.putida had the greatest chlorophyll content (1.29 mg.g-1 FW) and leaf area (1495.05 mm2). SCP with or without bacterial incubation had the highest number and diameters of flowers among other treatments. SCP plus P.putida  showed maximum leaf nitrogen (N), SC and SP plus  B.subtilis had highest leaf phosphorous (P) and  potassium (K), respectively. Our results demonstrated that applying SCP as a compound growth media, with or without bacterial incubation, had best effects on growth and flowering indices.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/14626bacillus subtiliscoco peat pseudomonas putidaperlitesoil
spellingShingle Sana Mohammadi
Masoud Arghavani
Mitra Aelaei
Elham Farahani
Pegah Sayyad-Amin
Somayeh Esmaeili
Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
bacillus subtilis
coco peat
pseudomonas putida
perlite
soil
title Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
title_full Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
title_fullStr Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
title_full_unstemmed Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
title_short Effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on growth and flowering indices of China Aster
title_sort effect of growth media and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria pgpr on growth and flowering indices of china aster
topic bacillus subtilis
coco peat
pseudomonas putida
perlite
soil
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/14626
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