Abstract
The authors are investigating the effect of biofertilizers Mykovam and BioGroe on seedling performance in the nursery and their survival and growth in the field. Biofertilizers Mykovam and BioGroe are trade names for mycorrhiza and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial (PGPR) inoculants that are low-cost, environment friendly and effective alternatives to chemical fertilizers. Six plant species were inoculated with the biofertilizers in the nursery namely: Jatropha curcas, Acacia Mangium, A. neurocarpa, A. crassicarpa, Casuarina equisetifolia and Swietenia macrophylla. These crops are of prime importance due to their impact on global warming as quenchers of the second most abundant greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, and secondly, as potential fuel source particularly, J. curcas. Massive plantation establishment is on-going in many areas in the country, more commonly in the marginal sites, hence, seedlings need more than the chemical inputs to persist in the site. Inoculation with BioGroe and Mykovam in the nursery either alone or combined generally promoted taller height of all seedlings of the six host species compared to those without the biofertilizers. After three months in the nursery significant increase in shoot, root and total dry matter production was observed in J. curcas, C. equisetifolia and S. macrophylla when inoculated with single biofertilizers or both. Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly prompted longer root length and greater leaf area of J. curcas that translated to significantly greater Phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots but not in the roots. A. crassicarpa, A. mangium and A. neurocarpa seedlings when inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combined had also greater shoot, root and total biomass but was not statistically significantly different than the uninoculated seedlings. These last three host species being leguminous trees need specific Bradyrhizobium strains for them to fix atmospheric nitrogen and convert to usable forms. Monitoring the growth and seedling survival in the field in on-going. Whether the beneficial effects of biofertilizers inoculation will significantly affect J. curcas seed yield or more importantly oil yield remains to be determined.
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Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with BioGroe and Mykovam in the nursery, alone or combined, generally gave taller seedlings of all six host species than seedlings without the biofertilizers.
Verbatim
e0“Inoculation with BioGroe and Mykovam in the nursery either alone or combined generally promoted taller height of all seedlings of the six host species compared to those without the biofertilizers”
Claim · model-written summary
After three months in the nursery, inoculation with single biofertilizers or both significantly increased shoot, root and total dry matter production in Jatropha curcas.
- Taxon
- J. curcas
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Jatropha curcase0 - Treatment
- inoculated with single biofertilizers or bothe0
- Outcome
- shoot, root and total dry matter productione0
- Direction
- increasee0
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Verbatim
e0“significant increase in shoot, root and total dry matter production was observed in J. curcas, C. equisetifolia and S. macrophylla when inoculated with single biofertilizers or both”
Claim · model-written summary
After three months in the nursery, inoculation with single biofertilizers or both significantly increased shoot, root and total dry matter production in Casuarina equisetifolia.
- Taxon
- C. equisetifolia
Casuarina equisetifoliae0 - Treatment
- inoculated with single biofertilizers or bothe0
- Outcome
- shoot, root and total dry matter productione0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“significant increase in shoot, root and total dry matter production was observed in J. curcas, C. equisetifolia and S. macrophylla when inoculated with single biofertilizers or both”
Claim · model-written summary
After three months in the nursery, inoculation with single biofertilizers or both significantly increased shoot, root and total dry matter production in Swietenia macrophylla.
- Taxon
- S. macrophylla
Swietenia macrophyllae0 - Treatment
- inoculated with single biofertilizers or bothe0
- Outcome
- shoot, root and total dry matter productione0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“significant increase in shoot, root and total dry matter production was observed in J. curcas, C. equisetifolia and S. macrophylla when inoculated with single biofertilizers or both”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly produced longer root length in J. curcas.
- Taxon
- J. curcasJatropha curcase0
- Treatment
- Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- longere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly prompted longer root length and greater leaf area of J. curcas that translated to significantly greater Phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots but not in the roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly produced greater leaf area in J. curcas.
- Taxon
- J. curcasJatropha curcase0
- Treatment
- Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- leaf areae0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly prompted longer root length and greater leaf area of J. curcas that translated to significantly greater Phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots but not in the roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation of J. curcas gave significantly greater phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots.
- Taxon
- J. curcasJatropha curcase0
- Organ / stage
- shootse0
- Treatment
- Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- Phosphorus content and uptakee0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly prompted longer root length and greater leaf area of J. curcas that translated to significantly greater Phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots but not in the roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation of J. curcas did not significantly raise phosphorus content and uptake in the roots.
- Taxon
- J. curcasJatropha curcase0
- Organ / stage
- rootse0
- Treatment
- Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculatione0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- Phosphorus content and uptakee0
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Combined Mykovam and BioGroe inoculation significantly prompted longer root length and greater leaf area of J. curcas that translated to significantly greater Phosphorus content and uptake in the shoots but not in the roots”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings of A. crassicarpa inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or both had greater shoot, root and total biomass that was not statistically significantly different from uninoculated seedlings.
- Taxon
- A. crassicarpa
Acacia crassicarpae0 - Treatment
- inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combinede0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- shoot, root and total biomasse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- uninoculated seedlingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. crassicarpa, A. mangium and A. neurocarpa seedlings when inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combined had also greater shoot, root and total biomass but was not statistically significantly different than the uninoculated seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings of A. mangium inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or both had greater shoot, root and total biomass that was not statistically significantly different from uninoculated seedlings.
- Taxon
- A. mangium
Acacia mangiume0 - Treatment
- inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combinede0
- Interactor
- Mykovame0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BioGroee0symbiont
- Outcome
- shoot, root and total biomasse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- uninoculated seedlingse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A. crassicarpa, A. mangium and A. neurocarpa seedlings when inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combined had also greater shoot, root and total biomass but was not statistically significantly different than the uninoculated seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings of A. neurocarpa inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or both had greater shoot, root and total biomass that was not statistically significantly different from uninoculated seedlings.
Verbatim
e0“A. crassicarpa, A. mangium and A. neurocarpa seedlings when inoculated with BioGroe or Mykovam or combined had also greater shoot, root and total biomass but was not statistically significantly different than the uninoculated seedlings”
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