Abstract
Bio-inoculants have been used for enhancing plant growth in horticultural crops even in nutrient-limited soils. The present research evaluated the effect of inoculation of two growing media with six biofertilizer consortia on the growth and buddability of ‘Rough lemon’ rootstock subsequently budded with ‘Kinnow’ mandarin variety. Soil + FYM + Cocopeat (SFC) with Azospirillum (Azo) + AM fungi consortium improved seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll, P, K, root growth, root epidermis, and cortical region thickness; xylem and phloem diameter in rough lemon; budding success and growth in Kinnow mandarin saplings. It also increased OC, P, and K levels in growing media. AM spore count and AM root colonization showed a positive correlation with budding success, root P and soil P content. SFC fortified with Azo + AM fungi resulted in better growth and buddability of rough lemon seedlings along with better growth of Kinnow mandarin saplings.
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Claim · model-written summary
SFC with Azospirillum and AM fungi improved rough lemon germination and growth.
- Taxon
- rough lemon
Citrus jambhirie1 - Treatment
- Soil + FYM + Cocopeat (SFC) with Azospirillum (Azo) + AM fungi consortiume0
- Interactor
- Azospirillum
Azospirillume0symbiont - Second interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophylle0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Verbatim
e0“Soil + FYM + Cocopeat (SFC) with Azospirillum (Azo) + AM fungi consortium improved seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll, P, K, root growth”
t0“citrus plants”
t1“citrus plants”
e1“root epidermis, and cortical region thickness; xylem and phloem diameter in rough lemon”
Claim · model-written summary
SFC with inoculants improved rough lemon root anatomy.
- Taxon
- rough lemon
Citrus jambhirie0 - Treatment
- SFCe1
- Outcome
- root epidermis, and cortical region thickness; xylem and phloem diametere0
- Direction
- improvede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“root epidermis, and cortical region thickness; xylem and phloem diameter in rough lemon”
t0“citrus plants”
t1“citrus plants”
e1“Soil + FYM + Cocopeat (SFC) with Azospirillum (Azo) + AM fungi consortium improved seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll, P, K, root growth”
Claim · model-written summary
SFC with inoculants improved Kinnow mandarin budding success and growth.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“budding success and growth in Kinnow mandarin saplings”
t0“citrus plants”
t1“citrus plants”
e1“Soil + FYM + Cocopeat (SFC) with Azospirillum (Azo) + AM fungi consortium improved seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll, P, K, root growth”
Claim · model-written summary
AM spore count and root colonization positively correlated with budding success, root P and soil P.
- Interactor
- AMe0symbiont
- Outcome
- budding success, root P and soil P contente0
- Direction
- positive correlatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“AM spore count and AM root colonization showed a positive correlation with budding success, root P and soil P content”
t0“citrus plants”
t1“citrus plants”
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