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Effect of plant growth promoting bio-agents (Bacillus sp) on the production of potato (Solanum tuberosum) mini-tubers in north-western Himalaya

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Title Effect of plant growth promoting bio-agents (Bacillus sp) on the production of potato (Solanum tuberosum) mini-tubers in north-western Himalaya
 
Creator SHARMA, ASHWANI KUMAR
VENKATASALAM, E P
KUMAR, VINOD
 
Subject Bacillus sp, Bio-agents, Micro-plants, Mini-tubers, Potato
 
Description Two plant growth promoting bio-agents, viz. (Solanum tuberosum L.), Bacillus cereus (B4) and Bacillus subtilis (B5) were evaluated for production of potato mini-tubers from micro-plants two potato cultivars, viz. Kufri Giriraj and Kufri Kanchan (red skin tubers) under polyhouse conditions during the autumn (off) seasons of 2008 and 2009. Treatment of micro-plants with both the bio-agents (B4 and B5) proved significantly effective in improving the per cent ground cover, height of plants as well as haulms weight/plant in both the potato cultivars over control. However, no significant effect of these bio-agents was observed on establishment of micro-plants as well as on the number of shoots and compound leaves per plant. B4 bio-agent was found significantly superior in improving the ground cover and haulms weight/plant over B5. Number and yield of mini-tubers/m2 varied significantly between the cultivars and were significantly better with both the bio-agents over control.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2014-04-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39460
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 84, No 4 (2014)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39460/17802
 
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