Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Choudhury Bagmee Barenya and Sailendri Kumari Patra

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out during the successive seasons of 2021-2022. The aim of this study was to investigate the response of biofertilizers and chemical fertilizers on the growth characteristics of gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.) var. Arka Amar. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications and nine treatment combinations, comprising of T₁ (Control), T₂ (100% RDF + Azotobacter), T₃ (100% RDF + Azospirillum), T₄ (50% RDF + Azotobacter), T₅ (50% RDF + Azospirillum), T₆ (100% RDF + Azotobacter + PSB), T₇ (50% RDF + Azotobacter + PSB), T₈ (100% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB) and T₉ (50% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB). Results of the study revealed that minimum days to sprout (8.20), the highest number of sprouts/hill (3.53), maximum plant height (69.66), plant girth (7.66), number of leaves/hill (12.40), longest leaf (52.92) and broadest leaf (3.54) were registered in treatment T6 (100% RDF + Azotobacter + PSB).