Paper · 2025 · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Effect of biofertilizers (Azotobacter and Azospirillum) alone and in combination with reduced levels of nitrogen on post harvest quality of cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16

P. B. Sable

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2004-05 involving three levels of nitrogen (0, 100 and 75% nitrogen) with four levels of biofertilizers (no inoculation, Azospirillum, Azotobacter and Azotobacter + Azospirillum). Out of the twelve treatment combinations the best treatment was 75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillum which showed significant increase in ascorbic acid content in curd (87.00 mg/100g), total nitrogen content in plant (2.98%), protein content in curds (18.62%) and compactness of curd (97.39%).

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The combined treatment increased curd ascorbic acid to 87.00 mg/100g.

Taxon
cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16Brassica oleracea var. botrytist0
Treatment
75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillume0
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Second interactor
AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
Outcome
ascorbic acid content in curde0
Direction
significant increasee0
Value
87.00 mg/100ge0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · TaxonSusan Slater · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azospirillum
Azospirillum · Second interactorFadelblaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the best treatment was 75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillum which showed significant increase in ascorbic acid content in curd (87.00 mg/100g), total nitrogen content in plant (2.98%), protein content in curds (18.62%) and compactness of curd (97.39%)”

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“cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The combined treatment increased plant nitrogen content to 2.98%.

Taxon
cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16Brassica oleracea var. botrytist0
Treatment
75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillume0
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Second interactor
AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
Outcome
total nitrogen content in plante0
Direction
significant increasee0
Value
2.98%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · TaxonSusan Slater · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azospirillum
Azospirillum · Second interactorFadelblaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“the best treatment was 75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillum which showed significant increase in ascorbic acid content in curd (87.00 mg/100g), total nitrogen content in plant (2.98%), protein content in curds (18.62%) and compactness of curd (97.39%)”

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“cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The combined treatment increased curd protein content to 18.62%.

Taxon
cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16Brassica oleracea var. botrytist0
Treatment
75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillume0
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Second interactor
AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
Outcome
protein content in curdse0
Direction
significant increasee0
Value
18.62%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · TaxonSusan Slater · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azospirillum
Azospirillum · Second interactorFadelblaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“the best treatment was 75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillum which showed significant increase in ascorbic acid content in curd (87.00 mg/100g), total nitrogen content in plant (2.98%), protein content in curds (18.62%) and compactness of curd (97.39%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 271–549 · show in text ↑
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“cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 140–167 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

The combined treatment increased curd compactness to 97.39%.

Taxon
cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16Brassica oleracea var. botrytist0
Treatment
75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillume0
Interactor
AzotobacterAzotobactere0symbiont
Second interactor
AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
Outcome
compactness of curde0
Direction
significant increasee0
Value
97.39%e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · TaxonSusan Slater · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azotobacter
Azotobacter · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)DAN H. JONES · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Azospirillum
Azospirillum · Second interactorFadelblaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“the best treatment was 75 per cent nitrogen (120 kg ha-1) + Azotobacter + Azospirillum which showed significant increase in ascorbic acid content in curd (87.00 mg/100g), total nitrogen content in plant (2.98%), protein content in curds (18.62%) and compactness of curd (97.39%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 271–549 · show in text ↑
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“cauliflower Cv. Snowball-16”

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Azospirillum · nutrient: content · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
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Azospirillum · quality: protein · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
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Azospirillum · quality: phytochemicals · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive
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Azotobacter · quality: phytochemicals · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive
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Azotobacter · quality: protein · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive
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Azotobacter · nutrient: content · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results agree

5 papers: 5 positive, 0 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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nitrogen · quality: protein · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Results differ

12 papers: 10 positive, 2 negative or no effect

9 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. positive

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nitrogen · quality: phytochemicals · Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage)Positive and negative results

24 papers: 20 positive, 4 negative or no effect

19 papers in the same direction as this paper · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. negative

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