Conjunctive use of bio-fertilizers and organics for improving growth, yield and quality of banana cv. Grand Naine

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out to find out the response of combined application of bio-fertilizers and bio-control agents with organic manures and inorganic fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of tissue cultured banana cv. Grand Naine. The results indicate that growth; yield attributing characters and yield as well as fruits quality were significantly influenced by integration of bio-fertilizers, organic manures and inorganic fertilizers. The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8). This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha). The quality parameters of fruits in terms of moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acid, TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugars as well as sugar: acid ratio were also influenced by combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrients. Hence, 100% RDF + AM + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum can be considered as best INM treatment for enhancing growth, yield and quality of banana in Mizoram.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

pseudostem height was maximal with the integrated fertilizer and microbial treatment (266.55 cm).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: pseudostem heighte0
Direction: maximume0
Value: 266.55 cme0

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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girth was maximal with the integrated fertilizer and microbial treatment (72.63 cm).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: girthe0
Direction: maximume0
Value: 72.63 cme0

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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number of suckers was maximal with the integrated fertilizer and microbial treatment (8.07).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: number of suckerse0
Direction: maximume0
Value: 8.07e0

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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hands per bunch was superior with the integrated treatment (10.20).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: hands per bunche1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 10.20e1

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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fingers per hand was superior with the integrated treatment (22.87).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: fingers per hande1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 22.87e1

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

fingers per bunch was superior with the integrated treatment (187.00).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: fingers per bunche1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 187.00e1

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“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e0
“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

weight of second hand was superior with the integrated treatment (3.76 kg).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: weight of second hande1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 3.76 kge1

Not reportedComparator

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t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e0
“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
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e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

bunch weight was superior with the integrated treatment (24.42 kg).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: bunch weighte1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 24.42 kge1

Not reportedComparator

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t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e0
“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 459–667 · show in text ↑

e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

yield was superior with the integrated treatment (75.35 t/ha).

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)e0
Outcome: yielde1
Direction: superioritye1
Value: 75.35 t/hae1

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 91–113 · show in text ↑

e0
“The maximum pseudostem height (266.55 cm), girth (72.63 cm), number of suckers (8.07), were observed in the treatment consisting of 100% RDF + mycorrhiza (AM) + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum (T8)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 459–667 · show in text ↑

e1
“This treatment also recorded superiority in yield attributing characters like hands per bunch (10.20), fingers per hand (22.87), fingers per bunch (187.00), weight of second hand (3.76 kg), bunch weight (24.42 kg) and yield (75.35 t/ha).”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined nutrient sources influenced fruit moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acid.

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrientse2
Outcome: moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acide2

Not reportedComparatorDirection

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t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e2
“The quality parameters of fruits in terms of moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acid, TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugars as well as sugar: acid ratio were also influenced by combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrients.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined nutrient sources influenced fruit TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugars.

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrientse2
Outcome: TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugarse2

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t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e2
“The quality parameters of fruits in terms of moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acid, TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugars as well as sugar: acid ratio were also influenced by combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrients.”
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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined nutrient sources influenced fruit sugar: acid ratio.

Taxon: bananat0
Treatment: combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrientse2
Outcome: sugar: acid ratioe2

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Verbatim

t0
“banana cv. Grand Naine”
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e2
“The quality parameters of fruits in terms of moisture, titrable acidity, ascorbic acid, TSS, total, reducing and non-reducing sugars as well as sugar: acid ratio were also influenced by combined use of organic, inorganic and biological sources of nutrients.”
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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors recommend the integrated treatment as the best INM treatment for banana growth, yield and quality in Mizoram.

Taxon: bananae3
Outcome: best INM treatment for enhancing growth, yield and quality of bananae3
Setting: Mizorame3

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e3
“Hence, 100% RDF + AM + Azospirillum + PSB + Trichoderma harzianum can be considered as best INM treatment for enhancing growth, yield and quality of banana in Mizoram.”
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Trichoderma harzianum · growth · MusaResults agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
Plants supplied with the integrated nutrient treatment had maximum pseudostem height (150.27 cm) compared with others.
Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth, yield and quality of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) cv Grand Naine · 2014 · compared with others
Same direction
positive
Combined microbial biofertilizer produced height of 146.16 in banana.
Growth, Yield and Quality Attributes of Tissue Cultured Banana as Affected by Bio-fertilizers · 2015 · compared with non treated ones
Same direction
positive
Adding T. harzianum at the full organomineral dose raised banana height by 18% versus the same fertilizer rate without fungus.
Dual Function Organomineral Formulations: Fertilization and Carrier for Trichoderma harzianum in Banana Plants · 2026 · compared with the same fertilization rate without the fungus
Same direction

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Azospirillum · growth · MusaResults agree

6 papers: 6 positive, 0 negative or no effect

5 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
Co-inoculation with AMF and Azospirillum increased banana height 7 times versus controls.
Effect of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Azospirillum on growth and nutrition of banana plantlets during acclimatization phase · 2016 · compared with control plants
Same direction
positive
IBA and Azospirillum (T7) yielded 5.77 tertiary buds for root formation and enhanced bud regeneration.
Macropropagation of banana - Effect of bio-fertilizers and plant hormones · 2014
Same direction
positive
Plants supplied with the integrated nutrient treatment had maximum pseudostem height (150.27 cm) compared with others.
Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth, yield and quality of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) cv Grand Naine · 2014 · compared with others
Same direction

2 papers more in this group

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Trichoderma harzianum · yield · MusaResults agree

8 papers: 8 positive, 0 negative or no effect

7 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
100% RDF with VAM, Azospirillum, PSB and Trichoderma harzianum showed overall superiority in yield attributing characters over all other treatments.
Effect of INM on productivity and soil characteristics of tissue cultured banana cv. Grand Naine in Mizoram, India · 2011 · compared with all treatments
Same direction
positive
Plants supplied with the integrated nutrient treatment had maximum bunch weight (24.50 kg) compared with others.
Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth, yield and quality of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) cv Grand Naine · 2014 · compared with others
Same direction
positive
The same treatment recorded the highest gross and net banana income.
Economic analysis of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) production under the influence of integrated nutrient management · 2014
Same direction

4 papers more in this group

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Azospirillum · yield · MusaResults agree

12 papers: 12 positive, 0 negative or no effect

11 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
100% RDF with VAM, Azospirillum, PSB and Trichoderma harzianum showed overall superiority in yield attributing characters over all other treatments.
Effect of INM on productivity and soil characteristics of tissue cultured banana cv. Grand Naine in Mizoram, India · 2011 · compared with all treatments
Same direction
positive
Plants supplied with the integrated nutrient treatment had maximum bunch weight (24.50 kg) compared with others.
Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth, yield and quality of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) cv Grand Naine · 2014 · compared with others
Same direction
positive
The same treatment recorded the highest gross and net banana income.
Economic analysis of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) production under the influence of integrated nutrient management · 2014
Same direction

8 papers more in this group

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fertilization · growth · MusaPositive and negative results

91 papers: 80 positive, 11 negative or no effect

79 papers in the same direction as this paper · 8 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

negative
Banana biomass under CMP was significantly below OF and OFC.
Organic fertilizer application and Mg fertilizer promote banana yield and quality in an Udic Ferralsol · 2020 · compared with OF and OFC treatments
Opposite direction
no effect
Soil amendments, fertilizer methods and composition did not significantly affect pseudostem height, girth or leaf area.
Effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers addition on growth and yield of banana (Musa AAA cv. Malindi) on a saline and non-saline soil in Oman · 2013
Opposite direction
no effect
Fertilized banana plants did not differ significantly from unfertilized controls in vegetative growth parameters.
Effect of different levels of N and P on ratoon banana (Musa spp. AAA) · 2013 · compared with non-fertilized control plants
Opposite direction

87 papers more in this group

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fertilization · yield · MusaPositive and negative results

128 papers: 118 positive, 10 negative or no effect

117 papers in the same direction as this paper · 7 in the opposite direction · 3 reporting no difference from an alternative

positive
T. asperellum with full fertilizer increased banana productivity by 23%.
Agroeconomic performance of banana tree under nutritional management with Trichoderma asperellum, in a family production system · 2022
Same directionCites this paper
no effect
Crop yield differences among nitrogen treatments were not significant.
Effect of Different Rates of Nitrogen Fertilization on Crop Yield, Soil Properties and Leaf Physiological Attributes in Banana Under Subtropical Regions of China · 2020
Opposite direction
no effect
Cattle manure and rock powder fertilization did not increase yield in banana plants grown in soils with improved fertility.
Gas exchange and yield of Prata-type banana plants with fertilizer sources for organic management · 2018
Opposite direction

124 papers more in this group

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mycorrhiza · yield · MusaResults agree

10 papers: 10 positive, 0 negative or no effect

9 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
100% RDF with VAM, Azospirillum, PSB and Trichoderma harzianum showed overall superiority in yield attributing characters over all other treatments.
Effect of INM on productivity and soil characteristics of tissue cultured banana cv. Grand Naine in Mizoram, India · 2011 · compared with all treatments
Same direction
positive
The same treatment recorded the highest gross and net banana income.
Economic analysis of tissue cultured banana (Musa × paradisiaca) production under the influence of integrated nutrient management · 2014
Same direction
positive
The combined RDF, Azospirillum, PSB, VAM and T. harzianum treatment recorded highest banana yield.
Effect of biofertilizers on nutrient uptake and yield attributes of banana. · 2009
Same direction

6 papers more in this group

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mycorrhiza · growth · MusaResults agree

14 papers: 14 positive, 0 negative or no effect

13 papers in the same direction as this paper

positive
Inoculation with AM fungus improved stem dry weight of banana seedlings by 47.5% during phosphate depletion.
Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus modulates defense-related genes expression in banana seedlings susceptible to wilt disease · 2021
Same direction
positive
The combined nutrient treatment gave maximum plant height of 190.84 cm.
Studies on integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of banana cv. Ardhapuri (Musa AAA) · 2013
Same direction
positive
Co-inoculation with AMF and Azospirillum increased banana height 7 times versus controls.
Effect of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and Azospirillum on growth and nutrition of banana plantlets during acclimatization phase · 2016 · compared with control plants
Same direction

10 papers more in this group

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Trichoderma harzianum · growth · MusaResults agree

Azospirillum · growth · MusaResults agree

Trichoderma harzianum · yield · MusaResults agree

Azospirillum · yield · MusaResults agree

fertilization · growth · MusaPositive and negative results

fertilization · yield · MusaPositive and negative results

mycorrhiza · yield · MusaResults agree

mycorrhiza · growth · MusaResults agree