Abstract
This study investigated the effects of vermicompost fertilization with complementary microbial nutrition on the plant growth, yield, and fruit quality of the organically grown strawberry “Monterey” cultivar. Along with vermicompost, five different microbial fertilizers containing plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) were used as complementary nutrition. Here, we examined plant growth parameters, strawberry yield, fruit weight, pH, total soluble solids, and acidity in fruit and leaf mineral nutrient concentrations. Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMF improved plant growth, yield, and fruit quality. The highest total yield (216.75 g per plant−1) and heaviest fruits with an average of 18.11 g were obtained from the vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR containing complementary fertilization. This included Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Trichoderma harzianum, and Trichoderma konigii. This treatment also resulted in the best ratio of total soluble solids to acidity (18.74), pH (3.95), and mineral nutrient concentrations in leaves. The novel approach with vermicompost-based fertilization and complementary microbial nutrition improves organic strawberries’ growth, yield, and fruit quality. These results are promising for enhancing organic strawberry production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost with PGPR and AMF improved growth, yield and fruit quality.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMFe0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Second interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- plant growth, yield, and fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Verbatim
e0“Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMF improved plant growth, yield, and fruit quality.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR-containing vermicompost treatment produced total yield of 216.75 g per plant−1.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPRe0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- total yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 216.75 g per plant−1e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest total yield (216.75 g per plant−1) and heaviest fruits with an average of 18.11 g were obtained from the vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR containing complementary fertilization.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR-containing vermicompost treatment produced fruit weight of 18.11 g.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPRe0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- fruitse0
- Direction
- heavieste0
- Value
- 18.11 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest total yield (216.75 g per plant−1) and heaviest fruits with an average of 18.11 g were obtained from the vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR containing complementary fertilization.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
Claim · model-written summary
The PGPR-containing treatment gave a total soluble solids to acidity ratio of 18.74.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- PGPRe1
- Outcome
- ratio of total soluble solids to aciditye0
- Direction
- beste0
- Value
- 18.74e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment also resulted in the best ratio of total soluble solids to acidity (18.74), pH (3.95), and mineral nutrient concentrations in leaves.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
e1“Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMF improved plant growth, yield, and fruit quality.”
Claim · model-written summary
The PGPR-containing treatment gave fruit pH of 3.95.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment also resulted in the best ratio of total soluble solids to acidity (18.74), pH (3.95), and mineral nutrient concentrations in leaves.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
e1“Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMF improved plant growth, yield, and fruit quality.”
Claim · model-written summary
The PGPR-containing treatment gave the best leaf mineral nutrient concentrations.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- PGPRe1
- Outcome
- mineral nutrient concentrations in leavese0
- Direction
- beste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This treatment also resulted in the best ratio of total soluble solids to acidity (18.74), pH (3.95), and mineral nutrient concentrations in leaves.”
t0“Organic Strawberry Cultivation”
e1“Vermicompost-based fertilization with PGPR and AMF improved plant growth, yield, and fruit quality.”
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