B. Sivakumar1, M. Kiruba1, P.S. Devanand2*, P. Kumar1, M. Mathivanan3, K. Hemaprabha4, R. Vijayan5, P. Radha6 and K.B. Sujatha7
1 Forestry, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
2 PB&G, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
3 Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
4 Plant Biotechnology, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
5 Seed Technology, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
6 Biochemistry, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
7 Plant Physiology, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam
Received-05.02.2023, Revised-16.02.2023, Accepted-27.02.2023
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the production cost of Dendrocalamus strictus seedlings owing to integrated nutrient management as different treatments at FC&RI nursery. The above experiment was included the soil application of nutrients and bio fertilizers with different concentrations, viz., N, P2O5, K2O, VAM, FYM and Azospirillum (2.0, 1.25, 1.25; 1.5, 0.938, 0.938; and 1.0, 0.625, and 0.625 g kg-1 of soil). The results showed that 1.5 g N, 0.938 g P2O5, and 0.938 g K2O integrated with FYM (500 g), VAM (40 g), and Azospirillum (20 g) kg-2 of soil produced superior growth and decreased the nursery time by 53 days. For this treatment, the cost of fertilizer for 1000 seedlings has been worked out at Rs. 1909.95, and a reduction of 67 days was achieved over control.
Keywords: Dendrocalamus strictus, Bio-Fertilizers, VAM, FYM, Azospirillum
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