Mass Production and Effect of Biofertilizers on the Growth of Yercaud
Bean, Phaseolus vulgaris Plant

Govindaraju, M. Shanmugasundaram, T. Pazhani, Murugan, R. Saravanan, R. and Balagurunathan R

 

Adv Bio Tech, vol.11, no.7, 16-18, January 2012

ABSTRACT

The effect of biofertilizers on the growth of Yercaud Bean plants Phaseolus vulgaris was studied. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of a symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense and phosphate solubilizing bacterium Bacillus megatherium on growth and yield of common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris plant. Microorganisms caused significant increases in plant height, number of branches, number of leaves, weight of the roots, leaves, stems and chlorophyll content. The growth parameters for the biofertilizers are also optimized in this study. The synergistic application of the biofertilizers leads to better yield than Individual application. It can be recommended that using biofertilizers especially microorganisms with half amount of nitrogen fertilizers can yield good quality and quantity.

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Author Affiliations

Govindaraju M1, Shanmugasundaram T1, Pazhani Murugan R1, Saravanan R2 and Balagurunathan R1*

1. Department of Microbiology, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

2. BMERF, Udayapatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author E mail : rbalaguru@yahoo.com 

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Citation: Govindaraju M, Shanmugasundaram T, Pazhani Murugan R, Saravanan R and Balagurunathan R., 2012. Mass Production and effect of biofertilizers on the growth of Yercaud bean, Phaseolus vulgaris plant. Adv. Bio. Tech.:11(7):43-47