Effect of coir pith based cyanobacterial basal and foliar biofertilizer on Basella rubra L.

Authors

  • P. ABRAHAM CHRISTOPHER National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India
  • V. VISWAJITH National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India
  • S. PRABHA National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India
  • K. SUNDHAR National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India
  • P. MALLIGA National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli–620024, Tamilnadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2007.89.1.14979

Keywords:

Oscillatoria annae, coir pith, biofertilizer, Basella rubra L, foliar spray

Abstract

The growth promoting effect of basal and foliar application of coir pith based cyanobacterial
biofertilizer on Basella rubra L. was determined by analyzing the morphological and
biochemical parameters of the control and test plants after treatment. Compared to control
plants test plants showed better height, stem circumference, number of branches, number of
leaves and number of flowers. Biochemical analysis of test and control plants also revealed
similar increase of parameters in test sample. Thus, from our study we recommend
cyanobacteria be considered as a serious contender in the field of biofertilizer.

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15. 08. 2007

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How to Cite

ABRAHAM CHRISTOPHER, P., VISWAJITH, V., PRABHA, S., SUNDHAR, K., & MALLIGA, P. (2007). Effect of coir pith based cyanobacterial basal and foliar biofertilizer on Basella rubra L. Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 89(1), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2007.89.1.14979