Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield
Conventional agricultural practices and a rapidly growing population have both contributed to an increase in interest in cutting-edge research on environmental friendly farming methods. A field experiment to investigate the potential of soil probiotics on soil and plant health is under process at IO...
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| author | Nabeeha Javed Shahzada Sohail Ijaz Qaiser Hussain Rabia Khalid Shoaib Rashid Saleem Sehrish Kanwal Muhammad Naveed Tahir Basit Shahzad |
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| description | Conventional agricultural practices and a rapidly growing population have both contributed to an increase in interest in cutting-edge research on environmental friendly farming methods. A field experiment to investigate the potential of soil probiotics on soil and plant health is under process at IOT Smart Research Farm, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi from 22 June till mid October 2022. The plots contain four different treatments (Control, Full dose NPK, Probiotics only and ½ NPK+ Probiotics) on peanut crop. Probiotics (<i>Actinomycetes</i> sp. & <i>Mycobacterium neoaurum</i>) were applied through seed coating. Treatments were triplicated in a randomized complete block design. Different plant physiological characteristics (height, canopy, no of leaves, leaf area index, chlorophyll content, and normalized difference vegetation index) and soil properties (pH, Ec, moisture, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) are under investigation. For different plant parameters different novel devices are being used, such as leaf area index meters to find the index area, and chlorophyll meters for chlorophyll content, whereas for soil parameters proximal sensors are being used. The findings of the trial up till now show the best results in ½ NPK+ probiotics followed by probiotics, full-dose NPK and control which are encouraging, indicating enhanced crop productivity and improved soil health. This study will provide a way out for increased peanut production in an environmental friendly manner for farmers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29b7ffed39fd4487b3e9afb6331985482023-11-17T10:58:23ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312022-12-012312710.3390/environsciproc2022023027Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut YieldNabeeha Javed0Shahzada Sohail Ijaz1Qaiser Hussain2Rabia Khalid3Shoaib Rashid Saleem4Sehrish Kanwal5Muhammad Naveed Tahir6Basit Shahzad7Data-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanInstitute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, PMAS Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanData-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanInstitute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, PMAS Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanData-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanData-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanData-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanData-Driven Smart Decision Platform, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanConventional agricultural practices and a rapidly growing population have both contributed to an increase in interest in cutting-edge research on environmental friendly farming methods. A field experiment to investigate the potential of soil probiotics on soil and plant health is under process at IOT Smart Research Farm, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi from 22 June till mid October 2022. The plots contain four different treatments (Control, Full dose NPK, Probiotics only and ½ NPK+ Probiotics) on peanut crop. Probiotics (<i>Actinomycetes</i> sp. & <i>Mycobacterium neoaurum</i>) were applied through seed coating. Treatments were triplicated in a randomized complete block design. Different plant physiological characteristics (height, canopy, no of leaves, leaf area index, chlorophyll content, and normalized difference vegetation index) and soil properties (pH, Ec, moisture, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) are under investigation. For different plant parameters different novel devices are being used, such as leaf area index meters to find the index area, and chlorophyll meters for chlorophyll content, whereas for soil parameters proximal sensors are being used. The findings of the trial up till now show the best results in ½ NPK+ probiotics followed by probiotics, full-dose NPK and control which are encouraging, indicating enhanced crop productivity and improved soil health. This study will provide a way out for increased peanut production in an environmental friendly manner for farmers.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/27NPKNDVILAI |
| spellingShingle | Nabeeha Javed Shahzada Sohail Ijaz Qaiser Hussain Rabia Khalid Shoaib Rashid Saleem Sehrish Kanwal Muhammad Naveed Tahir Basit Shahzad Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield Environmental Sciences Proceedings NPK NDVI LAI |
| title | Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield |
| title_full | Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield |
| title_fullStr | Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield |
| title_short | Potential Application of Soil Probiotics for Sustainable Soil Health and Improved Peanut Yield |
| title_sort | potential application of soil probiotics for sustainable soil health and improved peanut yield |
| topic | NPK NDVI LAI |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/23/1/27 |
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