Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment increased speed of germination to 10.8.
- Treatment
- seed soaking in PPFM @ 1: 100 dilution for 18 h followed by polymer coating @ 5 ml/kg and carbendazim seed treatment @ 2 g/kg of seede0
- Interactor
- PPFMe0symbiont
- Outcome
- speed of germinatione0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 10.8e0
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Verbatim
t0“sorghum”
e0“seed soaking in PPFM @ 1: 100 dilution for 18 h followed by polymer coating @ 5 ml/kg and carbendazim seed treatment @ 2 g/kg of seed showed significant increase in germination (97%), speed of germination (10.8) and seedling length (39.9 cm) with slight reduction in the microbial population”
Title
Research on Crops 2019. doi:10.31830/2348-7542.2019.096
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- Intervention effect Azospirillum soaking improved sorghum germination and vigour.
- Intervention effect Phosphobacteria soaking improved sorghum germination and vigour.
- Intervention effect PPFM soaking improved sorghum germination and vigour.
- Intervention effect PPFM produced the highest germination and seedling vigour among microbial cultures.
- Observation Bioinoculant infused seed viability and vigour changed little during three months of storage.
- Intervention effect Azospirillum plus PPFM infusion gave 99% germination.
- Intervention effect PPFM soaking, polymer coating and carbendazim raised germination to 97%.
- Intervention effect The combined treatment increased seedling length to 39.9 cm.
- Intervention effect The combined treatment slightly reduced microbial population.