ISSN : 0975-5276
EISSN : 0975-9174
P. REDDYPRIYA1*, G. GOPALASWAMY2
1Department of Agricultural Microbiology and Bioenergy, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, 500030, Telangana, India
2Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamilnadu, India
* Corresponding Author : reddypriyap@yahoo.com
Received : 01-07-2020 Accepted : 13-07-2020 Published : 30-07-2020
Volume : 12 Issue : 7 Pages : 1858 - 1861
Int J Microbiol Res 12.7 (2020):1858-1861
Keywords : Biofertilizers, Soil Physico-biochemical Properties, Soil health
Academic Editor : : Dr Ranjana Hawaldar, Takemi Otsuki, Maria L. Castrillo
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
In the present investigation, a greenhouse pot culture experiment was carried out in maize to assess the soil physio-biochemical properties changes such as pH, EC, available N, available P, available K, soil organic carbon (SOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), substrate induced respiration (SIR), metabolic quotient(MQ), dehydrogenase, alkaline and acid phosphatase due to addition of mixture of commercial biofertilizers viz., Azospirillum brasilense (Sp7), Bacillus megaterium (Pb1) and Azotobacter chroococcum (Ac1) in the form of carrier based and liquid formulations, comparing it with uninoculated control at 15, 30, 45 days intervals after sowing. The analyzed parameters suggested that the application of biofertilizers recorded significantly higher available nutrients in the soil than the uninoculated control soil.
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