Effect of Biofertilizers on Soil Quality Parameters in Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii bolus) Cultivation

Nilasree Borah *

Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural university, Jorhat-13, India.

Pradip Mahanta

AAU-Horticulture Research Station, Kahikuchi, India.

Nilay Borah

Directorate of Research (Agriculture), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

A field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, during the periods of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. The experiment was set in Randomized Block Design (RBD) consisting of three replications and eight treatments. The Treatments comprised of T0 (Control), T1 {Bacillus subtilis (4% solution)}, T2 {Microbacterium laevaniformans (4% solution)}, T3 NPK (@15:10:20 g m-2), T4 Vermicompost (5 kg per plot), T5 (½ NPK + ½ Vermicompost + Bacillus subtilis), T6 (½ NPK + ½ Vermicompost + Microbacterium laevaniformans), T7 (½ NPK + ½ Vermicompost + Consortium) and T8 (Consortium). The results revealed that the soil parameters were significantly influenced by the treatments. Studies revealed that soil pH (5.26), Organic Carbon (0.86%), N (276.9 kg ha-1), K (135.1kg ha-1), Microbial Biomass Carbon (379.23µg g-1soil 24 hour-1) were found highest in T4.  For P (44.6 kg ha-1) and Electrical Conductivity (0.19 dS/m) was recorded highest in treatment T7.

Keywords: Influence, biofertilizers, vermicompost, soil fertility, sustainability


How to Cite

Borah, Nilasree, Pradip Mahanta, and Nilay Borah. 2024. “Effect of Biofertilizers on Soil Quality Parameters in Gerbera (Gerbera Jamesonii Bolus) Cultivation”. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture 17 (4):956-63. https://doi.org/10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4607.