PJB-2024-7
Effects of novel carrier-based formulations on wheat growth, physiology and yield
Tamoor Ul Hassan, Asghari Bano, Irum Naz, Muhammed Azeem, Lubna Ansari and Rabia Afza
Abstract
Sugarcane husk hold rich carbon sources and can be used as carrier for biofertilzer industry. Two formulations of carrier-based biofertilizers were made comprising consortium of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Pseudomonas moraviensis and Bacillus cereus. Formulation-I comprised the consortium of Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas moraviensis with maize straws powder and Formulation-II comprised same consortium and sugarcane husk as carrier material. Pseudomonas moraviensis and Bacillus cereus were isolated from halophytic herb Cenchrus ciliaris (L) and maintained greater colony forming unit (cfu) in the carriers after 40 d of incubation. Phosphate solubilization potential and antifungal activities of PGPR was remarkable and used as bio-inoculant on wheat, grown in saline sodic soil of field at Soil Salinity Research Institute, Pindibhattian. Both formulations alleviated the adverse effects of salt stress by decreasing electrical conductivity (EC), sodium absorption ratio (SAR), regulating ion homeostasis by decreasing Na and Cl content, and improving K, P, N-NO3 and organic matter by 20- 40% in the wheat rhizosphere. There were 20% decreases in Na and 30-45% increase in K in wheat leaves over control. Formulations and consortium treatments increased sugar, proline and phytohormones gibberellic acid (GA), indole acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) content of leaves by 50-90 % over control plants. Antioxidants enzymes activities were significantly higher in consortium and formulation treatments. From the results, it was concluded that Formulation- B comprising sugarcane husk as carrier was more effective than formulation having maize straw as carrier
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Hassan, T.U., A. Bano, I. Naz, M. Azeem, L. Ansari and R. Afza. 2025. Effects of novel carrier-based formulations on wheat growth, physiology and yield. Pak. J. Bot., 57(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2025-5(2)
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