Paper · 2009 · Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology

THE ROLE OF BIOFERTILIZIERS IN THE AVAILABILITY OF POTASSIUM FOR POTATO CROP

Amal W. Abo El-Khair; A. A. A. Mohamed; Azza A. M. Abd El-Aal

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at EL- Kassassien Agric. Res. Station (ARC), EL- Ismaielia Governorate in the winter season of 2007 / 2008, to study the effect of inoculation with either Bacillus circulans (Silicate (potassium) dissolving bacteria or cyanobacteria (nitrogen fixers and plant growth promoters) on the availability of potassium from both potassium sulfate (48 % K2O) and feldspar (10.5% K2O) as a natural source of potassium to potato plants, as wall as, to investigate their effect on potato yield and its characters and soil available N, P and K contents after potato harvesting and soil biological activities. Results indicated that inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria (biofertilizers) in the presence of different potassium sources increased all examined potato tuber yield, tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugar, soil biological activity and soil available N, P and K compared to the sole use of K- sources. The dual inoculation with bacteria and cyanobacteria in combination with both K-sources at both tested levels surpassed all the tested treatments and gave the highest potato tuber yield with priority of K- sulfate source than K- feldspar source. However, the use of potassium (K-rock) minerals in combination with biofertilizers may be agronomically more useful and environmentally more feasible than soluble K.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria increased potato tuber yield compared with sole K sources.

Treatment
inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteriae2
Interactor
B. circulanse2symbiont
Second interactor
cyanobacteriaCyanobacteriotae2symbiont
Outcome
potato tuber yielde2
Direction
increasede2
Comparator
sole use of K- sourcese2
Setting
field experimente1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e2

“inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria (biofertilizers) in the presence of different potassium sources increased all examined potato tuber yield, tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugar, soil biological activity and soil available N, P and K compared to the sole use of K- sources”

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e1

“A field experiment was conducted at EL- Kassassien Agric. Res. Station (ARC), EL- Ismaielia Governorate in the winter season of 2007 / 2008”

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“POTATO CROP”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria increased tuber carbohydrate and soluble sugar content of potato.

Treatment
inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteriae2
Interactor
B. circulanse2symbiont
Second interactor
cyanobacteriaCyanobacteriotae2symbiont
Outcome
tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugare2
Direction
increasede2
Comparator
sole use of K- sourcese2
Setting
field experimente1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e2

“inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria (biofertilizers) in the presence of different potassium sources increased all examined potato tuber yield, tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugar, soil biological activity and soil available N, P and K compared to the sole use of K- sources”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 652–952 · show in text ↑
e1

“A field experiment was conducted at EL- Kassassien Agric. Res. Station (ARC), EL- Ismaielia Governorate in the winter season of 2007 / 2008”

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“POTATO CROP”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria increased soil biological activity.

Treatment
inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteriae2
Interactor
B. circulanse2symbiont
Second interactor
cyanobacteriaCyanobacteriotae2symbiont
Outcome
soil biological activitye2
Direction
increasede2
Comparator
sole use of K- sourcese2
Setting
field experimente1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e2

“inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria (biofertilizers) in the presence of different potassium sources increased all examined potato tuber yield, tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugar, soil biological activity and soil available N, P and K compared to the sole use of K- sources”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 652–952 · show in text ↑
e1

“A field experiment was conducted at EL- Kassassien Agric. Res. Station (ARC), EL- Ismaielia Governorate in the winter season of 2007 / 2008”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–139 · show in text ↑
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“POTATO CROP”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria increased soil available N, P and K.

Treatment
inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteriae2
Interactor
B. circulanse2symbiont
Second interactor
cyanobacteriaCyanobacteriotae2symbiont
Outcome
soil available N, P and Ke2
Direction
increasede2
Comparator
sole use of K- sourcese2
Setting
field experimente1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e2

“inoculation with B. circulans and/or cyanobacteria (biofertilizers) in the presence of different potassium sources increased all examined potato tuber yield, tuber content of carbohydrate and soluble sugar, soil biological activity and soil available N, P and K compared to the sole use of K- sources”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 652–952 · show in text ↑
e1

“A field experiment was conducted at EL- Kassassien Agric. Res. Station (ARC), EL- Ismaielia Governorate in the winter season of 2007 / 2008”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–139 · show in text ↑
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“POTATO CROP”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Dual inoculation with bacteria and cyanobacteria gave the highest potato tuber yield, surpassing all tested treatments.

Treatment
dual inoculation with bacteria and cyanobacteriae3
Interactor
bacteriaBacteriae3symbiont
Second interactor
cyanobacteriaCyanobacteriotae3symbiont
Outcome
potato tuber yielde3
Direction
higheste3
Comparator
all the tested treatmentse3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e3

“The dual inoculation with bacteria and cyanobacteria in combination with both K-sources at both tested levels surpassed all the tested treatments and gave the highest potato tuber yield with priority of K- sulfate source than K- feldspar source”

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“POTATO CROP”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Potato tuber yield was higher with K-sulfate than with K-feldspar as potassium source.

Treatment
K- sulfate sourcee3
Outcome
potato tuber yielde3
Direction
higherinferrede3
Comparator
K- feldspar sourcee3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e3

“The dual inoculation with bacteria and cyanobacteria in combination with both K-sources at both tested levels surpassed all the tested treatments and gave the highest potato tuber yield with priority of K- sulfate source than K- feldspar source”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 954–1198 · show in text ↑
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“POTATO CROP”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors suggest that K-rock minerals with biofertilizers may be more useful and feasible than soluble K.

Outcome
the use of potassium (K-rock) minerals in combination with biofertilizerse4
Comparator
soluble Ke4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e4

“the use of potassium (K-rock) minerals in combination with biofertilizers may be agronomically more useful and environmentally more feasible than soluble K”

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“POTATO CROP”

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