Study the effects of bio and organic fertilizers on growth characteristics and yield of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgar)

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Article 7, Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24, June 2015, Pages 215-224   

Document Type: Scientific - Research

DOI: 10.22067/jag.v7i2.35273

Authors

Ahmad Gholami^* ; Iman Akbari; Hamid Abbas Dokht

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

Abstract

One of the strategies for improving the quality of agricultural products is using bio-fertilizers. So in order to study the effects of mycorrhizal fungi, vermicompost and humic acid on growth characteristics and yield of Fennel, an experiment was studied on research farm of agricultural college of Shahrood University. This study was conducted as factorial experiment based on completely randomized block design with three replications. Factors include: mycorrhizal fugi( inoculated with Glomus intraradices and without inoculated), vermicompost(0,4,8 ton.ha-1) and humic acid( foliar and non-foliar application). Results of this study showed, the main effects of mycorrhizal fungi, vermicompost and humic acid on height, no. of umbels, seed weight per plant, biological and grain yield were significant. Mycorrhizal inoculation increased biological and grain yield compared with control plots about 8.5 and 20%, respectively. In this study 1000 seed weight significantly was affected by vermicompost and humic acid application. Interaction effects of mycorrhizal fungi, vermicompost on no. of seed per umbel, 1000 seed weight and grain yield was significant. So , the highest 1000 seed weight and grain yield were obtained from combination of mycorrhizal inoculation and 8 ton vermicompost( about 21 and 45 % increase in compare with control). Also the effects of combination of mycorrhizal fungi, vermicompost and humic acid on plant height and biological yield of fennel were significant.

Keywords

Mycorrhiza; Vermicompost; Humic acid; foeniculum vulgar; Biofertilizer