Abstract
Excessive usage of chemical fertilizers has detrimental effects on the environment and the safety of food. Conversely, utilizing organic fertilizers such as sage offers several advantages, including cost-effectiveness, soil enhancement, and promotion of root development. A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of different potassium fertilizer sources and biofertilizers (specifically Bacillus cereus (MBc)) on potato plants. The experiment employed a split-plot design with three replicates, where the main plot factor was MBc (with and without), and the subplot factor was the sources of potassium fertilizer (control without K fertilizer, 100% Feldspar (FD), 100% Filter cake (FC), 75% FD + 25% FC, 25% FD + 75% FC, and 50% FD + 50% FC). The purpose was to examine the growth response of potato plants to these treatments. The results indicated that all treatments increased plant height, stem count, and tuber dry matter compared to the control. Furthermore, all treatments exhibited a higher uptake of macronutrients (N, P, and K) compared to the control. Notably, the plants treated with 100FC combined with MBc showed a significant 104.74% increase in total tuber weight compared to the control treatment. Additionally, the addition of 100FC with MBc significantly enhanced the availability of N, P, and K by 73.13%, 110.33%, and 51.88% respectively, compared to the control treatment. Apart from the biofertilizers, the individual application of FC and its combination with FD also demonstrated positive effects on soil fertility, potato growth, and yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer treatments increased potato height and stem count relative to control.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Treatment
- all treatmentse0
- Outcome
- plant height, stem counte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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e0“all treatments increased plant height, stem count, and tuber dry matter compared to the control”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
The fertilizer treatments increased potato tuber dry matter relative to control.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- all treatmentse0
- Outcome
- tuber dry mattere0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“all treatments increased plant height, stem count, and tuber dry matter compared to the control”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatments increased uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- all treatmentse0
- Outcome
- uptake of macronutrients (N, P, and K)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“all treatments exhibited a higher uptake of macronutrients (N, P, and K) compared to the control”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Filter cake with Bacillus cereus increased total tuber weight by 104.74%.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- 100FC combined with MBce0
- Outcome
- total tuber weighte0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 104.74%e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plants treated with 100FC combined with MBc showed a significant 104.74% increase in total tuber weight compared to the control treatment”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Filter cake with MBc increased nitrogen availability by 73.13%.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- 100FC with MBce0
- Outcome
- availability of Ne0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 73.13%e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“the addition of 100FC with MBc significantly enhanced the availability of N, P, and K by 73.13%, 110.33%, and 51.88% respectively, compared to the control treatment”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Filter cake with MBc increased phosphorus availability by 110.33%.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- 100FC with MBce0
- Outcome
- Pe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 110.33%e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the addition of 100FC with MBc significantly enhanced the availability of N, P, and K by 73.13%, 110.33%, and 51.88% respectively, compared to the control treatment”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Filter cake with MBc increased potassium availability by 51.88%.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- 100FC with MBce0
- Outcome
- Ke0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 51.88%e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the addition of 100FC with MBc significantly enhanced the availability of N, P, and K by 73.13%, 110.33%, and 51.88% respectively, compared to the control treatment”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Filter cake alone and with feldspar improved soil fertility, potato growth and yield.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- individual application of FC and its combination with FDe0
- Outcome
- soil fertility, potato growth, and yielde0
- Direction
- positive effectse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the individual application of FC and its combination with FD also demonstrated positive effects on soil fertility, potato growth, and yield”
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