Volume 10, number 1

Influence of Levels of Chemical Fertilizer and Microbial Inoculants on Yield Attributes Nutrient Uptake and Quality of Sweet Sorghum

R.V. Auti, Syed Ismail and Syed Javed Jani*

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani - 431 402, India.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1150

ABSTRACT: Field experiment was conducted at Sorghum research Station, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani, during monsoon season of 2011, to study the influence of levels of chemical fertilizer and microbial inoculants on yield attributes, nutrient uptake and quality of Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) grown on Vertisol. Application of graded levels of chemical fertilizers upto 100% RDF along with dual inoculation of Azospirillum + Gluconacetobacter significantly increased grain, dry matter, green stalk, total biomass and milliable cane yield of sweet sorghum over the control. Juice quality attributes of sweet sorghum i.e. 0brix, TSS, juice yield, juice extraction %, reducing sugar, non reducing sugar and total sugar were also improved with 100% RDF along with dual inoculation of Azospirillum + Gluconacetobacter. Almost trend was also observed in NPK uptake.

KEYWORDS: Sweet sorghum; chemical fertilizer; Azospirillum inoculation; Gluconacetobacter inoculation

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Auti R. V, Ismail S, Jani S. J. Influence of Levels of Chemical Fertilizer and Microbial Inoculants on Yield Attributes Nutrient Uptake and Quality of Sweet Sorghum. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2013;10(1)
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Auti R. V, Ismail S, Jani S. J. Influence of Levels of Chemical Fertilizer and Microbial Inoculants on Yield Attributes Nutrient Uptake and Quality of Sweet Sorghum. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2013;10(1). Available from:https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=10514

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