Response of Bioinoculants to Early Seedling Growth in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus, L.)

Journal Title: Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the response of different bioagents/biofungicides and growth regulators on seed germination and early seedling growth of sunflower. Eleven (11) treatments were established for the present investigation. Higher germination was observed in T5, T6/T7, T10 and T11 treatments in contrast to other treatments. Treatments T7, T3 and T11 were found significantly better than all other treatments. Generally, root and shoot length increased with the advancement of growth stages. T4 showed higher number of secondary roots in comparison to all other treatments. The shoot length and root length in all the cases (irrespective of the cultivars: DRSH-1, DRSF-108, LSFH-171) were highly influenced by the bioinoculants and chemicals; however, influence of bioagents was found better than the chemicals. Similarly, the seedling weight in 96 hours after sowing and 144 hours after sowing in all the cultivars was reported higher than when the seeds were treated with bioinoculants, which reflected the efficacy of the bioinoculants compared to others.

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Shyam Sundar Lakshman, M. K. Ghodke

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  • EP ID EP692544
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.01025
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Shyam Sundar Lakshman, M. K. Ghodke (2018). Response of Bioinoculants to Early Seedling Growth in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus, L.). Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 1(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-692544