Studies on effect of consortia of beneficial organisms on chemical properties of spinach in pot culture experiment

Abstract

The research entitled with “studies on effect of consortia of beneficial organisms on chemical properties of Spinach in pot culture experiment” was conducted during the year 2017-2018 in two phases. In first phase the consortia was prepared from different nine beneficial bacteria and applied to the spinach. In second phase, pot culture experiment was carried out with six set of treatments replicated trice to study the effect of consortia on beneficial organisms on chemical properties (pH, electrical conductivity and calcium carbonate) of spinach. The results revealed that improved chemical properties and plant growth. Amongst the six treatments RDF+ consortia (T5) showed significantly higher results followed by only consortia (T3) compared with other treatments and absolute control. Amongst RDF +consortia treatment was slightly acidic to neutral in pH, highest content of organic carbon and lowest in lime.