Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Ashwini

Abstract:
A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of five formulations of two microbial consortia on the nutrient uptake by maize. The results revealed that uptake of nitrogen was found to be higher in plants treated with liquid as well as Na-alginate formulation (0.51 g plant ^-1 respectively) at 45 and at 90 DAS in plants treated with Na-alginate formulation (2.19 g plant^‑1), Phosphorus uptake in plants treated with liquid as well as Na-alginate formulation at 45 (0.07 g plant^-1) and 90 DAS (0.22 g plant^-1). Potassium its uptake were found to be higher in plants inoculated with liquid formulation at 45 (0.21 g plant^-1) and 90 DAS (1.63 g plant^-1). However, the application of two different microbial consortia did not significantly influence nutrient uptake by maize suggesting the importance of carrier material on the effectiveness of the consortia.