Effect of Bio-Fertilizer and Foliar Spray of Selenium of Growth, Yield and Quality of Potato Plants

Ramadan A. M. Aly and Khaled Y. Abdel-Halim*
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Ramadan A. M. Aly: Institution of Horticulture, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
Khaled Y. Abdel-Halim*: Central Agricultural Pesticides Laboratory, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), 12618-Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Academic Journal of Life Sciences, 2020, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Two field experiments were conducted during two seasons of 2017 and 2018 to evaluate the effect of both bio-fertilizer (inoculated or uninoculated) and selenium (Se) spray at 0.5, and 10 ppm on vegetative growth, pigments, yield and quality of potato plants. The results indicated that, vegetative growth characters (number of leaves, plant height, plant fresh weight, plant dry weight, leaf area and leaf pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and chlorophyll a and b were significantly increased with Bio-fertilizers (Halex-2, and High rate of Se (10 ppm), in both seasons. Plant yield of tuber, number of tubers/plant, average tuber weight and tuber yield/Fed and (tuber content of starch and protein), generally, seemed to be increased with the Bio-fertilizer (Halex-2) and high rate of Se, in both growing seasons. The interaction between Bio-fertilizer (Halex-2) and Se reflected positive effects on the all studied quantitative and qualitative characters of potato plants.

Keywords: Bio-fertilizer; Selenium; Potato; yield. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.32861/ajls.61.1.7

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