National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Plants are constantly exposed to biotic stresses, which cause changes in plant metabolism including physiological damages, leading to crop productivity losses. This study was conducted to investigate bio-fertilizer applications (i.e., phosphorein, microbein, and combination of them at a ratio of 1:1 for seed before sowing) influences on two varieties (i.e., Giza 429 and Giza 40) of Vicia faba (L.) plant performances on borne diseases-infected soil. Growth, yield and its quality, physio-biochemical attributes, nutrient contents and disease assessment were investigated. Combined phosphorein and microbein treatment significantly increased all plant growth characteristics, leaf photosynthetic pigments, all physio-biochemical attributes, and nutrients contents compared to individual phosphorein or microbein application, which in turn significantly exceeded the control (seed without bio-fertilizers). All these improved parameters significantly reflected in highest yield and its components with the phosphorein+microbe in application. In contrast, Na+ content along with percentages of damping-off and root-rot incidence, as well as disease severity were significantly decreased compared to individual treatments and the control. Data of the present study also show that, variety of Giza 429 recorded better results than variety of Giza 40, concluding that Giza 429 was more soil borne disease-tolerant. Results of the current study are important as the potential of combined phosphorein+microbein application to suppress soil-borne diseases and enhance faba bean performance under this biotic stress conditions.
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