Abstract
Pot experiment was carried out in dry zone of Sri Lanka in the year 2015 with the aim of investigating the effects of organic manure, biofertilizers and synthetic fertilizer application on growth, yield and seed nutrient quality of soybean (Glycine max L.). Treatments were field soil only (T0), field soil and 5% biochar (T1), field soil and 5% cow dung (T2), field soil, 2.5% biochar and 2.5% cow dung (T3), field soil, 5% biochar and Bradyrhizobium (T4), field soil, 5% biochar and mycorrhizae (T5), field soil, 5% cow dung and Bradyrhizobium (T6) field soil, 5% cow dung and mycorrhizae (T7), field soil and synthetic fertilizer (T8), field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9), field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10), field soil, 5% biochar, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T11). The treatments were tested in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with six replicates. The results indicated that application of organic and biofertilizers with synthetic fertilizers (T9) significantly (p<0.05) improved the relative growth rate, number of leaflets, root dry weight, shoot dry weight of soybean. However, soybean yield such as the number of pods and the dry weight of 100 seeds, was significantly high (p<0.05) with field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10). Higher seed protein percentage was observed in T10, fat percentage in T4 and crude fibre percentage in T8 treatments. In conclusion, the application of organic and biofertilizers together resulted in an improvement of the yield components and nutrient quality of soybean seeds, except for the case of crude fiber content which increased by the application of synthetic fertilizer. Overall, organic and biofertilizers could be used as efficient substitutes for synthetic fertilizers, without compromising the yield and nutrient quality of soybean.
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Claim · model-written summary
T9 significantly improved soybean relative growth rate.
- Taxon
- Soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Treatment
- field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)e1
- Outcome
- relative growth ratee0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“The results indicated that application of organic and biofertilizers with synthetic fertilizers (T9) significantly (p<0.05) improved the relative growth rate, number of leaflets, root dry weight, shoot dry weight of soybean.”
e1“field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)”
Claim · model-written summary
T9 significantly improved soybean number of leaflets.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)e1
- Outcome
- number of leafletse0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“The results indicated that application of organic and biofertilizers with synthetic fertilizers (T9) significantly (p<0.05) improved the relative growth rate, number of leaflets, root dry weight, shoot dry weight of soybean.”
e1“field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)”
Claim · model-written summary
T9 significantly improved soybean root dry weight.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)e1
- Outcome
- root dry weighte0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“The results indicated that application of organic and biofertilizers with synthetic fertilizers (T9) significantly (p<0.05) improved the relative growth rate, number of leaflets, root dry weight, shoot dry weight of soybean.”
e1“field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)”
Claim · model-written summary
T9 significantly improved soybean shoot dry weight.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)e1
- Outcome
- shoot dry weighte0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“The results indicated that application of organic and biofertilizers with synthetic fertilizers (T9) significantly (p<0.05) improved the relative growth rate, number of leaflets, root dry weight, shoot dry weight of soybean.”
e1“field soil, 2.5% cow dung 2.5% biochar and synthetic fertilizer (T9)”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 gave significantly high soybean number of pods.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10)e0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizaee0symbiont
- Second interactor
- Bradyrhizobium
Bradyrhizobiume0symbiont - Outcome
- number of podse0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“However, soybean yield such as the number of pods and the dry weight of 100 seeds, was significantly high (p<0.05) with field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10).”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 gave significantly high soybean dry weight of 100 seeds.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10)e0
- Interactor
- mycorrhizaee0symbiont
- Second interactor
- BradyrhizobiumBradyrhizobiume0symbiont
- Outcome
- dry weight of 100 seedse0
- Direction
- highe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“However, soybean yield such as the number of pods and the dry weight of 100 seeds, was significantly high (p<0.05) with field soil, 5% cow dung, mycorrhizae and Bradyrhizobium (T10).”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 had higher seed protein percentage.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- T10e0
- Outcome
- seed protein percentagee0
- Direction
- Highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“Higher seed protein percentage was observed in T10, fat percentage in T4 and crude fibre percentage in T8 treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 had higher fat percentage.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- T4e0
- Outcome
- fat percentagee0
- Direction
- Highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“Higher seed protein percentage was observed in T10, fat percentage in T4 and crude fibre percentage in T8 treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
T8 had higher crude fibre percentage.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- T8e0
- Outcome
- crude fibre percentagee0
- Direction
- Highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“Higher seed protein percentage was observed in T10, fat percentage in T4 and crude fibre percentage in T8 treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic and biofertilizers could substitute for synthetic fertilizers without compromising soybean yield and nutrient quality.
- Taxon
- SoybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- organic and biofertilizerse0
- Outcome
- efficient substitutes for synthetic fertilizerse0
- Qualifier
- without compromising the yield and nutrient quality of soybeane0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Soybean (Glycine max L.)”
e0“Overall, organic and biofertilizers could be used as efficient substitutes for synthetic fertilizers, without compromising the yield and nutrient quality of soybean.”
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