Abstract
The study was carried out during 2006-08 on 20-year-old 'New Castle' apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) trees to investigate the conjoint efficacy of bio-organics used along with chemical fertilizers on cropping behaviour, soil properties and quality attributes. Conjoint application of biofertilizers 60 g/tree, vermicompost 30 kg/tree, cow urine 12.5% and 50% NPK resulted in significantly maximum bloom density (25.08%), fruit set (62.38%), yield (29.85 kg/tree), fruit firmness (7.06 kg/cm 2 ), total soluble solids (17.04 °Brix), reducing sugars (3.97%), ascorbic acid (7.29 mg/100 g) and total carotenoids (0.96 mg/100 g). This combination also significantly improved physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil rhizosphere. Available N, P and K content of rhizosphere soil was increased by 34.8, 88.3 and 16.6%, respectively. Micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were improved by 15.1, 25.3, 28.7 and 24.1% respectively. The microbial biomass pool in terms of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased by 208.25, 113.40, 383.50 and 442.50% respectively over control.
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Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced maximum bloom density of 25.08%.
- Taxon
- apricot
Prunus armeniacat0 - Treatment
- Conjoint application of biofertilizers 60 g/tree, vermicompost 30 kg/tree, cow urine 12.5% and 50% NPKe0
- Outcome
- bloom densitye0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 25.08%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Conjoint application of biofertilizers 60 g/tree, vermicompost 30 kg/tree, cow urine 12.5% and 50% NPK resulted in significantly maximum bloom density (25.08%)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced maximum fruit set of 62.38%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Treatment
- Conjoint application of biofertilizers 60 g/tree, vermicompost 30 kg/tree, cow urine 12.5% and 50% NPKe0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 62.38%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Conjoint application of biofertilizers 60 g/tree, vermicompost 30 kg/tree, cow urine 12.5% and 50% NPK resulted in significantly maximum bloom density (25.08%), fruit set (62.38%)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced maximum yield of 29.85 kg/tree.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Value
- 29.85 kg/treee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“yield (29.85 kg/tree)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced fruit firmness of 7.06 kg/cm 2.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- fruit firmnesse0
- Value
- 7.06 kg/cm 2e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit firmness (7.06 kg/cm 2 )”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced total soluble solids of 17.04 °Brix.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Value
- 17.04 °Brixe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total soluble solids (17.04 °Brix)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced reducing sugars of 3.97%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- reducing sugarse0
- Value
- 3.97%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“reducing sugars (3.97%)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced ascorbic acid of 7.29 mg/100 g.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- ascorbic acide0
- Value
- 7.29 mg/100 ge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ascorbic acid (7.29 mg/100 g)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined nutrient treatment produced total carotenoids of 0.96 mg/100 g.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- total carotenoidse0
- Value
- 0.96 mg/100 ge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total carotenoids (0.96 mg/100 g)”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
The nutrient combination improved physical, chemical and biological rhizosphere soil properties.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil rhizospheree0
- Direction
- improvede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This combination also significantly improved physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil rhizosphere”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere available N increased 34.8%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Available Ne0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 34.8e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Available N, P and K content of rhizosphere soil was increased by 34.8, 88.3 and 16.6%, respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere available P increased 88.3%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 88.3e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Available N, P and K content of rhizosphere soil was increased by 34.8, 88.3 and 16.6%, respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere available K increased 16.6%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- K content of rhizosphere soile0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 16.6%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Available N, P and K content of rhizosphere soil was increased by 34.8, 88.3 and 16.6%, respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Fe improved 15.1%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Fee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 15.1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were improved by 15.1, 25.3, 28.7 and 24.1% respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Cu improved 25.3%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Cue0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 25.3e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were improved by 15.1, 25.3, 28.7 and 24.1% respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Zn improved 28.7%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Zne0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 28.7e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were improved by 15.1, 25.3, 28.7 and 24.1% respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Mn improved 24.1%.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Outcome
- Mne0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 24.1%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn) were improved by 15.1, 25.3, 28.7 and 24.1% respectively”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Pseudomonas biomass increased 208.25% over control.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Interactor
- Pseudomonas
Pseudomonase0symbiont - Outcome
- Pseudomonase0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 208.25e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The microbial biomass pool in terms of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased by 208.25, 113.40, 383.50 and 442.50% respectively over control”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Bacillus biomass increased 113.40% over control.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Interactor
- Bacilluse0symbiont
- Outcome
- Bacilluse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 113.40e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The microbial biomass pool in terms of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased by 208.25, 113.40, 383.50 and 442.50% respectively over control”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere Azotobacter chroococcum biomass increased 383.50% over control.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Interactor
- Azotobacter chroococcumAzotobacter chroococcume0symbiont
- Outcome
- Azotobacter chroococcume0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 383.50e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The microbial biomass pool in terms of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased by 208.25, 113.40, 383.50 and 442.50% respectively over control”
t0“apricot”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi biomass increased 442.50% over control.
- Taxon
- apricotPrunus armeniacat0
- Interactor
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie0symbiont
- Outcome
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 442.50%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The microbial biomass pool in terms of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased by 208.25, 113.40, 383.50 and 442.50% respectively over control”
t0“apricot”
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