Abstract
Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) and plants have symbiotic relationship, as bacteria provide soluble phosphate for the plants and plants supply root borne carbon compounds which can be metabolized for bacterial growth. PSB solubilize the applied and fixed soil phosphorus resulting in higher crop yield. Intensive cropping has resulted- in wide spread deficiency of Phosphorus in our soils and situation is becoming more serious because of a drastic increase in the cost of phosphatic fertilizers. Keeping in view the capabilities of microbes (Bacillus sp.), a field experiment was conducted on cotton at farmer field district Faisalabad in 2008. Effect of PSM (Bacillus spp.) was studied at three phosphorus levels i.e.20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1 while N was applied at recommended dose (120 kg ha-1). Bacillus spp. was applied as seed coating to the cotton crop (Var.BT- 121).Recommended plant protection measures were adopted. Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil. Maximum seed cotton yield 4250 kg ha-1 was obtained with Bacillus inoculation along with 60 kg of P followed by 4162 kg ha-1 with Bacillus inoculation and 40 kg of P compared with their respective controls i.e.4093 and 3962 kg ha-1respectively. Soil P was improved from 8.1 to 9.5 ppm by Bacillus inoculation. Phosphorus in plant matter was also higher (0.39%) as compare with control (0.36%). Rhizosphere soil pH was found slightly decreased (8.12 to 8.0) by Bacillus inoculation compare with control. It is concluded that PSB inoculation not only exerts beneficial effect on crop growth but also enhances the phosphorus concentration in the plant and soil.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased seed cotton yield.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased number of boll plant-1.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- number of boll plant-1e0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased boll weight.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- boll weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased plant height.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased GOT (%).
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- GOT (%)e0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased staple length.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- staple lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased plant P.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- plant Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacillus spp. increased available P in the soil.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- Bacillus spp.e0
- Interactor
- Bacillus spp.e0symbiont
- Outcome
- available P in the soile0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that Bacillus spp. significantly increased the seed cotton yield, number of boll plant-1, boll weight, plant height, GOT (%), staple length, plant P and available P in the soil.”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed cotton yield under Bacillus inoculation along with 60 kg of P was 4250 kg ha-1 versus its control.
- Taxon
- COTTONGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- Bacillus inoculation along with 60 kg of Pe0
- Interactor
- Bacilluse0symbiont
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 4250 kg ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 4093e0
- Comparator
- controlse0
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum seed cotton yield 4250 kg ha-1 was obtained with Bacillus inoculation along with 60 kg of P followed by 4162 kg ha-1 with Bacillus inoculation and 40 kg of P compared with their respective controls i.e.4093 and 3962 kg ha-1respectively.”
t0“COTTON”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed cotton yield under Bacillus inoculation and 40 kg of P was 4162 kg ha-1 versus its control.
- Taxon
- COTTONGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- Bacillus inoculation and 40 kg of Pe0
- Interactor
- Bacilluse0symbiont
- Outcome
- seed cotton yielde0
- Value
- 4162 kg ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 3962 kg ha-1e0
- Comparator
- controlse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum seed cotton yield 4250 kg ha-1 was obtained with Bacillus inoculation along with 60 kg of P followed by 4162 kg ha-1 with Bacillus inoculation and 40 kg of P compared with their respective controls i.e.4093 and 3962 kg ha-1respectively.”
t0“COTTON”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil P was improved following Bacillus inoculation.
- Taxon
- COTTONGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- Bacillus inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Bacilluse0symbiont
- Outcome
- Soil Pe0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 9.5 ppme0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Soil P was improved from 8.1 to 9.5 ppm by Bacillus inoculation.”
t0“COTTON”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus in plant matter was higher following Bacillus inoculation.
- Taxon
- COTTONGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- Phosphorus in plant mattere0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.39%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTreatment
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Verbatim
e0“Phosphorus in plant matter was also higher (0.39%) as compare with control (0.36%).”
t0“COTTON”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizosphere soil pH was decreased following Bacillus inoculation.
- Taxon
- COTTONGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- Bacillus inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Bacilluse0symbiont
- Outcome
- Rhizosphere soil pHe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 8.0e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Rhizosphere soil pH was found slightly decreased (8.12 to 8.0) by Bacillus inoculation compare with control.”
t0“COTTON”
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