Effect of Beneficial Soil Microbes on Growth and Yield of Celery in Volcanic Soil of West Java

Reginawanti Hindersah (), Betty Natalie Fitriatin (), Mieke Rochimi Setiawati () and Rara Rahmatika Risanti ()

Current Research in Agricultural Sciences, 2021, vol. 8, issue 2, 90-96

Abstract: Soil beneficial microbes have a critical role in plant growth. Inoculating biofertilizer is suppose essential for supporting the plant performance and hence plant yield. The objective of field experiment was to verify the growth and production of celery (Apium graveolens L.) after biofertilizers application. The experiment had been performed in a plastic house in the mountainous area of tropical volcanic soil of West Java, Indonesia. The field trial was carried out in a Completely Randomized Block Design to test two microbial-coated urea formulas and a mixed biofertilizer. The control treatment was Nitrogen-Phosphorous-Potassium (NPK) compound fertilizer. All treatments were replicated three times. The celery was growing in low Nitrogen but high Phosphor and Potassium soil during the dry season. The field trial verified that plant height and biomass as well as yield of celery didn’t depend on fertilizer treatments. Nonetheless, this trial founded that both microbial-coated urea and mixed biofertilizer can replace the NPK fertilizer to produce a same yield of celery.

Keywords: Biostimulant; Celery productivity; Microbial-coated urea; Mixed biofertilizer; NPK fertilizer; Shoot height; Shoot weight. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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