1School of Forestry and Environment Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) Deemed University, Allahabad-211007, UP
Adhiparasakthi Agricultural and Horticultural College and Research Institute, GB Nagar, Kalavai, Vellore District-632506, Tamil Nadu
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Online published on 25 July, 2018.
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on biomass production and nutrients uptake in Dendrocalamus strictus under nursery conditions. N, P2O5 and K2O (2.0, 1.25, 1.25; 1.5, 0.938, 0.938; 1.0, 0.625, 0.625 g kg−1 of soil) applied as urea, single super phosphate and muriate of potash along with FYM (500 g) and biofertilizers viz VAM and Azospirillum each @ 40, 20 g kg−1 of soil respectively were evaluated with unfertilized soil (control). The results revealed that integration of 1.5 g N, 0.938 g P2O5 and 0.938 g K2O kg−1 of soil supplemented with FYM (500 g), VAM (40 g) and Azospirillum (20 g) significantly enhanced the growth parameters viz shoot length, number of leaves, root length, collar diameter, dry matter, volume index and quality index of D strictus seedlings over control.
Dendrocalamus strictus, bio-fertilizers, VAM, FYM, Azospirillum
