Record ID No. |
5076 |
Author(s) |
P Nepolean, R Jayanthi, R Vidhya Pallavi, A Balamurugan, T Kuberan, T Beulah, R Premkumar , 2012 |
Affiliation |
Plant Pathology Division UPASI Tea Research Foundation Valparai-642 127, Coimbatore Dist, India, Email: nepoleanmicro@gmail.com |
Title |
Role of biofertilizers in increasing tea productivity |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2(3 Supplement): S1443-S1445p. |
Categories |
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Soil plant relations |
Sub-subjects |
Manuring |
Host |
Camellia sinensis |
Organism |
Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Phosphobacteria, Azosprillium |
Country |
India, South Asia |
Abstracts |
Abstract
Objective
To increase the tea productivity using biofertilizers like VAM fungi, phosphobacteria, Azosprillium.
Methods
Nitrogen fixing Azospirillum, phosphate solubilising bacteria and VAM fungi were isolated from tea soils of southern India and region specific potential strains were selected based on laboratory, greenhouse, as well as field experiments. A technology for their mass multiplication has been developed.
Results
Biofertilizers were showed higher yield at the rate of 5g/seedling and VAM fungi with 15 g of formulation/bush.
Conclusions
Multifunctional biofertilizers were used to reduce the chemical fertilizers, diseases and to increase soil fertility in tea. |