Bio-resource efficacy of compost and PGPR inoculation in improving sunflower plant growth and soil properties

Author

Arif, Muhammad Saleem ; Akhtar, Muhammad Javed ; Asghar, Hafiz Naeem ; Ahmad, Rashid

Author_Institution

Inst. of Soil & Environ. Sci., Univ. of Agric., Faisalabad, Pakistan

fYear

2010

fDate

10-12 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

184

Lastpage

187

Abstract

Biological origin of both compost and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) qualify them as bio-resource. They offer a unique role in preserving and balancing the integrity of the ecosystem. Effectiveness of these bio-resources clearly showed marked improvement in plant growth, yield and qualitative attributes of sunflower as well as soil properties too in a pot experiment. The results of this study proved that organic waste can be managed through a meaningful approach of composting and further, integrating with rhizobacterial inoculation can benefit both soil and plant environment.

Keywords

botany; microorganisms; organic farming; soil; waste management; PGPR inoculation; biological origin; bioresource efficacy; compost; ecosystem; organic waste management; pot experiment; rhizobacteria; soil property; sunflower plant growth; Facsimile; Fertilizers; Mechanical factors; Nitrogen; Soil; Eco-technology; PGPR; Waste management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmental Engineering and Applications (ICEEA), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8619-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-8621-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEEA.2010.5596120

Filename

5596120