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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 1
First page : (346) Last page : (352)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7362

Combined Effect of Biofertilizers and Micronutrients on Growth and Yield Attributes of Mulberry (Morus indica L.)

A. Nazar¹*, M.K. Kalarani², P. Jeyakumar¹, T. Kalaiselvi³, K. Arulmozhiselvan⁴ and
S. Manimekalai⁵

¹Department of Crop Physiology, TANU, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Tapioca and Castor Research Station, TNAU, Yethapur, 636 119, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
³Department of Agricultural Microbiology, TNAU, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
⁴Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultutural
College and Research Institute, Trichy
⁵Department of Agricultural Entomology, TNAU, Coimbatore - 641 003, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: agrinazar@gmail.com
Received: 22.12.2018  |  Revised: 28.01.2019   |  Accepted: 6.02.2019  

 ABSTRACT

The combined effect of micronutrient and biofertilizers was studied under existing mulberry garden. Different combination of micronutrients and biofertilizers were used in this study to assess the growth and yield of mulberry. Treatments were imposed on five continuous crops and the observations recorded for all crops. The pooled data revealed that among the twelve different combinations of ,the treatment combination of 100 % RDF + Soil application of ZnSO4, Fe SO4, MnSO4 and MgSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 each + Recommended dose of biofertilizers (Azos, Phospho and Potash mobilizer each @ 1500 ml ha-1) recorded superior growth and yield attributes viz., plant height (198 cm), number of shoots (14 plant-1),   number of leaves (646  plant -1),  leaf area (101146 cm 2 plant -1) and leaf yield (1218.369 g plant -1) with high leaf moisture retention  percentage of  93.94.

Key words: Mulberry, Micronutrients, Biofertilizers, Growth attributes, Yield

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Cite this article: Nazar, A., Kalarani, M.K., Jeyakumar, P., Kalaiselvi, T., Arulmozhiselvan, K. and Manimekalai, S., Combined effect of Biofertilizers and Micronutrients on Growth and Yield Attributes of Mulberry (Morus indica L.), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.7(1): 346-352 (2019). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7362