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 |
Biofertilizers are micro-organisms that originated either from root nodule or rhizospheric soil and enrich the soil by enhancing the availability of nutrients to crop also reduce the application of chemical fertilizers, ensuring environmental safety. Nitrogen and phosphorus are the major plant nutrients, which are referred to as the master key element in crop production. Some of the beneficial microbes used in biofertilizers are N2 –fixing bacteria, phosphate-solubilizing microbes which are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen or solubilize phosphorus in the soil. In the present study, fifteen Azotobacter and five phosphate solubilizing fungal (PSF) isolates were isolated from chilli rhizosphere of Kolhapur District. All isolates were identified on the basis of morphological, cultural, microscopic features and different biochemical tests. The results of yield parameters revealed that the treatment, 100% RDF + commercial Azotobacter + commercial PSF, showed the highest number of flowers (55.67 / plant), number of fruits (41.67 / plant), length of fruit (9.60 cm) and green Chilli yield (25.23 t/ ha) was on par with treatment, 100% RDF + Efficient Azotobacter + Efficient PSF i.e. number of flowers (52.87 / plant), number of fruits (39.00 / plant), length of fruit (8.80 cm) and green chilli yield (21.69 t/ ha). Whereas, highest dry matter weight (102.21 g), available N (178.75 Kg/ha), P (22.03 Kg/ha) and K (187.22 Kg/ha) was showed by treatment, 100% RDF + commercial Azotobacter + commercial PSF which was on par with treatment, 100% RDF + Efficient Azotobacter + Efficient PSF i.e. dry matter weight (98.00 g), available N (176.66 Kg/ha), P (21.59 Kg/ha) and K (186.40 Kg/ha) in soil after harvest.
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