Abstract
Bio-stimulants are gaining importance for elevating the stagnated yield level resulting from continuous use of chemical fertilizers (CF) in many crops, however, their use in pomegranate have not been fully explored. Two years of field experiments were conducted on a 5-years old pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard to investigate the effects of different combinations of commercial bio-stimulant products namely, microbial-based product A containing consortium of Rhizophagus spp. (5 kg ha−1), seaweed extract-based granular formulation D (30 kg ha−1) and liquid formulation B (625 and 1250 ml ha−1) through soil application as well as wettable granular formulation, C (1 and 2 g l−1) and liquid formulation, E (1 ml l−1) through foliar sprays along with chemical fertilizers on soil fertility, trees’ nutrition, fruit yield and quality of pomegranate. Results showed that integrated use of CF and bio-stimulants significantly increased the number of bisexual flowers. However, the combination of microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1), seaweed extract based liquid formulation B (625 ml ha−1) in soil and foliar spary of seaweed extract based wettable granular formulation C (1–2 g l−1) with CF resulted in production of the highest fruit yield (increased by 41.97–51.61%) with 23.08–33.38% increase in the exportable grade fruit and improved quality attributes viz. ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, non-reducing sugar, protein, and mineral content of fruits through enhancement in soil fertility and trees’ micronutrient status compared to only CF. These doses combinations of bio-stimulants along with CF gave rise to the highest benefit–cost ratio of 2.10–2.34:1 and hence can be recommended for sustainable pomegranate cultivation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Integrated use of chemical fertilizers and bio-stimulants significantly increased the number of bisexual flowers in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume0 - Treatment
- integrated use of CF and bio-stimulantse1
- Outcome
- number of bisexual flowerse1
- Direction
- increasede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e1“Results showed that integrated use of CF and bio-stimulants significantly increased the number of bisexual flowers”
Claim · model-written summary
The microbial-based product A combined with seaweed extract formulations and CF gave the highest pomegranate fruit yield, increased by 41.97-51.61%.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)e6
- Outcome
- fruit yielde2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 41.97–51.61%e2
- Comparator
- only CFe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e2“resulted in production of the highest fruit yield (increased by 41.97–51.61%)”
e6“the combination of microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)”
e3“compared to only CF”
Claim · model-written summary
The same combination increased the exportable grade fruit by 23.08-33.38%.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)e6
- Outcome
- exportable grade fruite4
- Direction
- increasee4
- Value
- 23.08–33.38%e4
- Comparator
- only CFe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e6“the combination of microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)”
e3“compared to only CF”
e4“with 23.08–33.38% increase in the exportable grade fruit”
Claim · model-written summary
The same combination improved ascorbic acid, anthocyanin and non-reducing sugar content of pomegranate fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)e6
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, non-reducing sugare5
- Direction
- improvede5
- Comparator
- only CFe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e6“the combination of microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)”
e3“compared to only CF”
e5“improved quality attributes viz. ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, non-reducing sugar, protein, and mineral content of fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The same combination improved protein and mineral content of pomegranate fruit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)e6
- Outcome
- protein, and mineral contente5
- Direction
- improvede5
- Comparator
- only CFe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e6“the combination of microbial-based product A (5 kg ha−1)”
e3“compared to only CF”
e5“improved quality attributes viz. ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, non-reducing sugar, protein, and mineral content of fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Bio-stimulant doses combined with CF gave the highest benefit-cost ratio of 2.10-2.34:1 in pomegranate.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- doses combinations of bio-stimulants along with CFe6
- Outcome
- benefit–cost ratioe6
- Direction
- higheste6
- Value
- 2.10–2.34:1e6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e6“These doses combinations of bio-stimulants along with CF gave rise to the highest benefit–cost ratio of 2.10–2.34:1”
Claim · model-written summary
The quality improvement is explained by enhanced soil fertility and tree micronutrient status.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Outcome
- improved quality attributese5
- Qualifier
- enhancement in soil fertility and trees’ micronutrient statuse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pomegranate cv. Bhagwa orchard”
e3“compared to only CF”
e5“improved quality attributes viz. ascorbic acid, anthocyanin, non-reducing sugar, protein, and mineral content of fruits”
e7“through enhancement in soil fertility and trees’ micronutrient status”
Claim · model-written summary
Bio-stimulant combinations with CF can be recommended for sustainable pomegranate cultivation.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume7
- Outcome
- sustainable pomegranate cultivatione7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“can be recommended for sustainable pomegranate cultivation”
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