Abstract
The current study examines the role of vermicompost (VC), microorganism consortia, and 100%, 75%, and 50% of the prescribed dosage of chemical fertilizers on growth, flowering and post-harvest life of gladiolus cut flowers. Moreover, the availability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK), soil microbial and enzymatic activities in postharvested soil of all treatments were also assessed. It was observed that plants treated with T 3 containing 10 tons vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g Potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 of area with early 50% sprouting, the maximum no. of shoots and leaves. While in treatment T 5 (75% Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF)/ha + 6 tons Vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g of Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g of KSB + 2 g of Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 of area resulted in maximum plant height, minimum days to visibility of the first spike, opening of flowers, and 50% blooming of flowers with maximum diameter of flower, length of rachis, maximum number of spikes/corm, and number of florets/spikes. Moreover, treatment T 6 (50% Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF)/ha + 8 ton vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g (Potassium-solubilizing bacteria) KSB + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 area) exhibited the longest vase life of spikes and maximum NPK content in the post-harvested soil. However, T 1 (No RDF and organic manure) exhibited the lowest performance in all observations among all the treatments. Soil health, including microbial activities like soil bacteria, soil fungi, soil actinomycetes, total soil microbial population, and enzymatic activities like urease, acid phosphatase activity, and dehydrogenase activity, was boosted by the treatment T 3 . The findings highlight the potential of integrating organic and inorganic nutrient sources to enhance growth, flowering, and sustain soil microbial enzymatic activities in gladiolus cultivation. This approach can promote both crop productivity and soil health for long-term sustainability.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
T 3 gave early 50% sprouting and maximum shoots and leaves.
- Treatment
- T 3 containing 10 tons vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g Potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 of areae0
- Outcome
- 50% sprouting, the maximum no. of shoots and leavese0
- Direction
- earlye0
GladiolusNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“plants treated with T 3 containing 10 tons vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g Potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 of area with early 50% sprouting, the maximum no. of shoots and leaves.”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
Claim · model-written summary
T 5 maximized plant height and flower, rachis, spike and floret traits.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“treatment T 5 (75% Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF)/ha + 6 tons Vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g of Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g of KSB + 2 g of Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 of area resulted in maximum plant height, minimum days to visibility of the first spike, opening of flowers, and 50% blooming of flowers with maximum diameter of flower, length of rachis, maximum number of spikes/corm, and number of florets/spikes.”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
Claim · model-written summary
T 5 minimized time to first spike, flower opening and 50% bloom.
- Treatment
- T 5e1
- Outcome
- days to visibility of the first spike, opening of flowers, and 50% blooming of flowerse0
- Direction
- minimume0
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“minimum days to visibility of the first spike, opening of flowers, and 50% blooming of flowers”
e1“treatment T 5”
Claim · model-written summary
T 6 gave the longest gladiolus spike vase life.
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Verbatim
e0“treatment T 6 (50% Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF)/ha + 8 ton vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g (Potassium-solubilizing bacteria) KSB + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 area) exhibited the longest vase life of spikes”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
Claim · model-written summary
T 6 produced maximum NPK content in postharvest soil.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“treatment T 6 (50% Recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF)/ha + 8 ton vermicompost /ha + 2 g Azotobacter + 2 g Phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 2 g (Potassium-solubilizing bacteria) KSB + 2 g Zinc-solubilizing Bacteria (ZSB) per m 2 area) exhibited the longest vase life of spikes and maximum NPK content in the post-harvested soil.”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
Claim · model-written summary
T 1 had the lowest overall performance among treatments.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“T 1 (No RDF and organic manure) exhibited the lowest performance in all observations among all the treatments.”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
Claim · model-written summary
T 3 boosted postharvest soil microbial populations and enzyme activities.
- Treatment
- T 3e0
- Outcome
- soil bacteria, soil fungi, soil actinomycetes, total soil microbial populatione0
- Direction
- boostede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil health, including microbial activities like soil bacteria, soil fungi, soil actinomycetes, total soil microbial population, and enzymatic activities like urease, acid phosphatase activity, and dehydrogenase activity, was boosted by the treatment T 3 .”
t0“gladiolus (Gladiolus hybridus Hort.)”
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