Evaluation of Microbein as a multi-strains biofertilizer for production of improved mango seedlings with appropriate vigour for grafting in shorter time.
Haggag L. F., Azzazy M. A.
Author Affiliation: Horticulture Dept., National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Annals of Agricultural Science (Cairo) 41 : 321-331
Abstract : A pot experiment using sandy soil obtained from Tahrir Province, Egypt, was set up to evaluate the effect of the biofertilizer Microbein (50, 100 or 150 g/pot) and/or superphosphate (50, 100 or 150 kg/feddan) on the growth of 6-month-old mango seedlings in 1994 and 1995. All pots received a basal dose of N and P. Microbein significantly increased the growth of seedlings and increased N and P contents of leaves. Combined Microbein + superphosphate treatments were the most effective at promoting growth and increasing leaf N and P contents. It was concluded that the most economic treatment was Microbein at 150 g + superphosphate at 50 kg/feddan. [1 feddan = 0.42 ha].