Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
Maria Violet D’souza
Central Coffee Research Institute,
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
India
Research Article
Evaluation of Bio-inoculants Enriched Marginal Soils as Potting Mixture in Coffee Nursery
Author(s): Shiva Prasad P, Hareesh SB, Maria Violet D’souza*, Manjunath AN and Jayarama
Shiva Prasad P, Hareesh SB, Maria Violet D’souza*, Manjunath AN and Jayarama
Fertile jungle soil is a primary ingredient of potting mixture used in coffee nursery to raise healthy, vigorous seedlings and in recent times its availability has diminished due to the receding forest lands in traditional coffee cultivating areas. Hence a nursery trial was conducted with the objective of exploring the possibility of utilizing marginal or less fertile soils enriched with bio-inoculants in the potting mixture. Two soils, (soil-1 and soil-2), which are less fertile and marginal in characteristics compared to the jungle soil enriched with bio-inoculants consortia of Azosprillum, Pseudomonas flurosence, Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB) and Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrihiza (VAM) were employed in the secondary nursery to raise coffee seedlings and monitored for growth parameters, nutrient uptake, soil nutrient status and colony forming units for about 200 days after so.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6202.1000148