Abstract
Introduction. Rhizobacterial inoculation in low fertilizer-N conditions, viz., 33% fertilizer-N of the total N requirement, could produce similar plant growth to the 100% N-fertilization of banana plantlets grown under hydroponic conditions. Thus, we tested PGPR inoculation in combination with fertilizer-N application to study the role played by strains of rhizobacteria in nutrient accumulation, nitrogen fixation and, consequently, improvement in yield and fruit quality of bananas. Materials and methods. Two PGPR strains were used in the experiments, namely, Sp7 (Azospirillum brasilense) and UPMB10 (Bacillus sphaericus). The design of the experiment was completely randomized with three replications. Eight treatments were applied: control without fertilizer-N application (N0%) and without PGPR; N0% + Sp7; N0% + UPMB10; N33% without PGPR; N33% + Sp7; N33% + UPMB10; N100% without PGPR and N100% + UPMB10. One tissue-cultured banana (cv. ‘Berangan’) plantlet was planted in a plastic pot (4 L) for 45 days and thereafter transferred to a larger polyethylene tank (1000 L) until maturity. A 100-mL broth culture of Sp7 or UPMB10 was added to the respective tanks after the transplanting process and repeat inoculations were performed monthly. The fruits were harvested at the maturity stage after 80–90 days of flowering. After ripening, yield and fruit quality parameters were assessed. Results. Inoculation with 33% fertilizer-N increased the total nutrient accumulation (N, P, K, Ca and Mg). PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N significantly increased the bunch yield and fruit physical attributes, namely, finger weight, length and diameter, and [pulp / peel] ratio, besides inducing early flowering by 3 weeks. Conclusion. The results suggested that PGPR strains Sp7 and UPMB10 could be used as bioenhancer and biofertilizer for early, high-yielding and improved banana fruit production in 33% fertilizer-N conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
PGPR inoculation with 33% fertilizer nitrogen increased total nutrient accumulation in banana.
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- bananat0
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- Inoculation with 33% fertilizer-Ne0
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- PGPRe1symbiont
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- total nutrient accumulation (N, P, K, Ca and Mg)e0
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e0“Inoculation with 33% fertilizer-N increased the total nutrient accumulation (N, P, K, Ca and Mg).”
e1“PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N”
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PGPR inoculation with 33% fertilizer nitrogen significantly increased banana bunch yield.
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- bananat0
- Treatment
- PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-Ne0
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- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- bunch yielde0
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- increasede0
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e0“PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N significantly increased the bunch yield and fruit physical attributes, namely, finger weight, length and diameter, and [pulp / peel] ratio, besides inducing early flowering by 3 weeks.”
t0“banana”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR inoculation with 33% fertilizer nitrogen significantly increased banana finger weight, length, and diameter.
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- bananat0
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- PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-Ne0
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- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- finger weight, length and diametere0
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- increasede0
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e0“PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N significantly increased the bunch yield and fruit physical attributes, namely, finger weight, length and diameter, and [pulp / peel] ratio, besides inducing early flowering by 3 weeks.”
t0“banana”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR inoculation with 33% fertilizer nitrogen significantly increased the banana pulp to peel ratio.
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- bananat0
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- PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-Ne0
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- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- [pulp / peel] ratioe0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N significantly increased the bunch yield and fruit physical attributes, namely, finger weight, length and diameter, and [pulp / peel] ratio, besides inducing early flowering by 3 weeks.”
t0“banana”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR inoculation with 33% fertilizer nitrogen induced banana flowering three weeks earlier.
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- bananat0
- Treatment
- PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-Ne0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- floweringe0
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- earlye0
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- 3 weekse0
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e0“PGPR inoculation along with 33% fertilizer-N significantly increased the bunch yield and fruit physical attributes, namely, finger weight, length and diameter, and [pulp / peel] ratio, besides inducing early flowering by 3 weeks.”
t0“banana”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest using PGPR strains Sp7 and UPMB10 with 33% fertilizer nitrogen for earlier, higher yielding, improved banana production.
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e0“PGPR strains Sp7 and UPMB10 could be used as bioenhancer and biofertilizer for early, high-yielding and improved banana fruit production in 33% fertilizer-N conditions.”
t0“banana”
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