Title: Determination of effects of bacteria, mineral fertiliser and their combination on the plant growth of tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.)

Authors: Melek Ekinci; Atilla Dursun; Recep Kotan; Fazilet Parlakova Karagöz; Raziye Kul; Soner Kazaz; Adem Güneş

Addresses: Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey ' Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey ' Department of Plant Protection, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey ' Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey ' Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey ' Department of Horticulture, Agriculture Faculty, Ankara University, 06110, Ankara, Turkey ' Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Seyrani Agriculture Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

Abstract: Using biofertiliser in agricultural production has increased lately, in this context; we investigated the effects of four bacteria isolates (Paenibacilluspolymyxa-BI, Pseudomonas putida-BII, Bacillus subtilis-BIII and Kluyveracryocrescens-BIV) and 50% mineral fertilizer reduction with bacteria on plant growth of seven tulip cultivars. In the results, the effects of applications and cultivars were generally significant. With 1/2MF+BIII combination was ensured of shorter sprouting time. The bulb sprouting ratio was observed 97.33% (Jan Reus) and 99.78% (Parade) in varying proportions among the cultivars. The vegetation period had been longest with 1/2MF+BIII and American Dream cultivar. Treated applications showed the highest length and thickness of peduncle increased by 7.82% and 7.86% compared to control. The applications increased the plant height by 7.88% (BI) and the stem diameter by 6.06% (BIII) ratio. Dry matter in perianth increased by 6.30% with 1/2MF+BIV. As a result, the bacterial applications could be advised as fertiliser on plant growth of tulip.

Keywords: tulip; PGPB; plant growth; fertiliser.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2017.090302

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2017 Vol.3 No.3, pp.233 - 253

Received: 29 Jul 2017
Accepted: 19 Nov 2017
Published online: 09 Mar 2018 *

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