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Effects of Bioinoculants on Quality Seedling Production and Nutrient Uptake of Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. Grown in Decomposed Coir Pith

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Nursery experiments were conducted to select suitable bioinoculants and their combinations to improve the quality of seedling production of Casuarina equisetifolia forst using locally available bioresources. Casuarina seeds were germinated in nursery mother bed and transplanted to 300 cc root trainer with a potting mixture of unsterilized decomposed coir pith and inoculated individually and in combinations of Azospirillum brasilense, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Trichoderma viride. Uninoculated seedlings (control plants) were also maintained for comparing growth performance. Root length, shoot height, basal diameter, and biomass were recorded. Concentration of nutrient in plant tissue and nutrient uptake was also estimated for six months after inoculation. Results showed that the bioinoculants increase the growth and biomass of Casuarina equisetifolia seedlings. Of all the treatments, Azospirillum alone and along with other bioinoculants of Azospirillum + Pseudomonas + Trichoderma were found to be the most effective microorganism on increasing the growth, biomass, and quality of seedlings.

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We are very grateful to Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, Kagithapuram, Karur, Tamilnadu, India for indispensable assistance for nursery experiment and data collection. The research was funded by the University Grants Commission, India (Major Research Project No. 34-206/2008 -SR).

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    T. S. Saravanan, K. Rajendran & M. Uma

  2. Plantation Division, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited, Karur, 639 136, India

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Saravanan, T.S., Rajendran, K., Uma, M., Chezhian, P. (2013). Effects of Bioinoculants on Quality Seedling Production and Nutrient Uptake of Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. Grown in Decomposed Coir Pith . In: Velu, R. (eds) Microbiological Research In Agroecosystem Management. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1087-0_10

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