Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)

With an increasing population and the food security is at risk, there is decreased crop productivity as soil fertility status is declining. As, the present experiment was conducted in view of understanding the better nutrient acquisition of plants in the presence of biofertilizers on the growth, yi...

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Main Authors: Sai Phanendra Bandi, Eggadi Ramesh, Sunna Deepti, Arunabha Pal
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Published: Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2841
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Sunna Deepti
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description With an increasing population and the food security is at risk, there is decreased crop productivity as soil fertility status is declining. As, the present experiment was conducted in view of understanding the better nutrient acquisition of plants in the presence of biofertilizers on the growth, yield and quality parameters of onion under randomized block design with three replications and ten treatments in order to optimize nutrient uptake for improved agricultural productivity and sustainability, providing valuable insights for more efficient farming practices. The results revealed that the growth parameters such as maximum plant height (72.68cm) and leaf length (63.07 cm) were recorded with the treatment T2 (100% RDF); number of leaves (10.13) was recorded with treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus); leaf width (17 mm) and neck length (9.78 cm) were recorded with treatment T5 (100% RDF + Pseudomonas); yield parameters such as plant fresh weight (189.33g) was recorded with treatment T5 (100% RDF + Pseudomonas); bulb weight at harvest (170.46g) and yield/m2 (3.78 kg/m2)  was recorded maximum with treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus). The quality parameters such as ascorbic acid (14.67 mg/100g) and dry matter % (20.32) were also recorded maximum for treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus).  As a result, it can be concluded that the combination of 100% RDF + Bacillus is best as compared to other treatments as it projected highest B:C ratio (2.98) in view of onion production.  
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spelling doaj-art-e417cf903e164b3ebf10839ccf380a4a2025-08-20T02:40:04ZengAction for Sustainable Efficacious Development and AwarenessEnvironment Conservation Journal0972-30992278-51242024-11-0125410.36953/ECJ.28412876Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)Sai Phanendra Bandi0Eggadi Ramesh1Sunna Deepti2Arunabha Pal3Department of Horticulture, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, R.Sitapur, OdishaDepartment of Horticulture, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, R.Sitapur, OdishaDepartment of Horticulture, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, R.Sitapur, OdishaDepartment of Soil Science, M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, R.Sitapur, Odisha With an increasing population and the food security is at risk, there is decreased crop productivity as soil fertility status is declining. As, the present experiment was conducted in view of understanding the better nutrient acquisition of plants in the presence of biofertilizers on the growth, yield and quality parameters of onion under randomized block design with three replications and ten treatments in order to optimize nutrient uptake for improved agricultural productivity and sustainability, providing valuable insights for more efficient farming practices. The results revealed that the growth parameters such as maximum plant height (72.68cm) and leaf length (63.07 cm) were recorded with the treatment T2 (100% RDF); number of leaves (10.13) was recorded with treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus); leaf width (17 mm) and neck length (9.78 cm) were recorded with treatment T5 (100% RDF + Pseudomonas); yield parameters such as plant fresh weight (189.33g) was recorded with treatment T5 (100% RDF + Pseudomonas); bulb weight at harvest (170.46g) and yield/m2 (3.78 kg/m2)  was recorded maximum with treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus). The quality parameters such as ascorbic acid (14.67 mg/100g) and dry matter % (20.32) were also recorded maximum for treatment T6 (100% RDF + Bacillus).  As a result, it can be concluded that the combination of 100% RDF + Bacillus is best as compared to other treatments as it projected highest B:C ratio (2.98) in view of onion production.   https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2841BiofertilizersBacillusGrowthOnionPseudomonasYield
spellingShingle Sai Phanendra Bandi
Eggadi Ramesh
Sunna Deepti
Arunabha Pal
Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
Environment Conservation Journal
Biofertilizers
Bacillus
Growth
Onion
Pseudomonas
Yield
title Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
title_full Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
title_fullStr Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
title_full_unstemmed Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
title_short Studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth, yield and quality attributes of onion (Allium cepa L.)
title_sort studies on the influence of biofertilizers in combination with inorganic nutrients on growth yield and quality attributes of onion allium cepa l
topic Biofertilizers
Bacillus
Growth
Onion
Pseudomonas
Yield
url https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/2841
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