Arab, A. and Bradaran, R. and Vahidipour, T.H. (2013) Effect of irrigation and mycorrhizal bio-fertilizers on yield and agronomic traits of millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). International Journal of Agriculture and Crop Sciences, 6 (2). pp. 103-109.
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Abstract
Application of bio-fertilizers, especially mycorrhizal fungi in place of chemical fertilizers is one of the most important strategies for plant nutrition, especially in sustainable management of agro-ecosystems. In order to study the effect of different irrigation regimes (irrigation intervals) and different mycorrhizal bio-fertilizers on morphological and physiological characteristics of Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.), an experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, during growing season of 2011. The experiment was CRBD with three replication. The main plots was irrigation in three intervals (6, 12 and 18 day) and the sub-plots was three types of bio-fertilizers (G. fasiculatum, G. intraradiseae and G. mosseae) and a control treatment. The results showed that increasing irrigation intervals had significant effect on yield and yield components of Millet (p<0.05), so that highest yield and yield components were gained in 6 days interval treatment. Increasing irrigation intervals had no significant effect on thousand grain weight. In addition, consumption of mycorrhizal fertilizer improved yield and yield components of millet, both in optimum irrigation and stress conditions. The interactions of irrigation and mycorrhiza on number of plant per m2, number of tiller per m2, harvest index of panicle per plant and grain yield were significant. Results of this study indicated that application of mycorrhizal fertilizers particularly Glomus fasiculatum improved resistance of millet plant to drought stress; and could compensate some of the effects of the drought stress
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Irrigation intervals, Mycorrhiza, Proso Millet, Yield, Yield components |
| Author Affiliation: | M.Sc. Student of Agronomy, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Protection |
| Divisions: | Millet |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2013 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2013 13:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12273 |
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