Effect of biogranulation on some morphological characteristics of Cupressus arizonica and Acer saccharum L. seedlings

Abstract

In recent years, in addition to mineral fertilizers, biofertilizers containing the pure or mixture of different bacteria species that allow the uptake of nutrients have been used. Although widely used in agriculture, using of biofertilizers in forest nurseries is a relatively new application. There are limited researches about the effects of biofertilizers on morphological characteristics of forest tree seedlings, especially in outdoor environmental conditions of the nurseries. The current study was carried out to determine the effects of biofertilizers on the seedling morphological characteristics when applied on the seedbed of the forest nursery in outdoor conditions. In this research, 1+0 old Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) seedlings were used in Bursa Forest Nursery. Among the numerous commercial biofertilizers, two biofertilizers containing different bacterial compositions were chosen and applied in four different doses (3 ml/l, 15ml/l, 30 ml/l and control) for each to determine the effects on some morphological seedling characteristics. The applied biofertilizers and doses on the seedlings of C. arizonica and A. saccharum significantly affected some morphological characteristics, such as the seedlings’ heights and root collar diameters. In A. saccharum seedlings, 3 ml/l doses of both Best-doll and Bio-doll fertilizers increased the length of the seedlings by 13% and 11% and provided 13% and 16% better growth in the root collar diameters respectively, compared to the control. The C. arizonica control group seedlings produced higher diameters and height growths compared to two other biofertilized seedlings. The studies of biofertilizers should be continued on using of different doses, different forest tree species, soil conditions and the combined applications with chemical fertilizers.

Keywords

• Bio-fertilizer,Cupressus arizonica,Acer saccharum,morphological characteristics

Biyogübre uygulamasının Cupressus arizonica ve Acer saccharum L. fidanlarının bazı morfolojik özelliklerine etkisi

Abstract

Son yıllarda mineral gübreler yanında, besinlerin alımını sağlayan farklı bakteri türlerinin saf veya karışımlarını ihtiva eden biyogübreler kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Tarımda yaygın olarak kullanılmasına rağmen biyogübrelerin orman fidanlıklarında kullanımı göreceli olarak yeni bir uygulamadır ve orman fidanlarının morfolojik karakterlerine etkileri konusunda yapılmış çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, biyogübrelerin dış ortam şartlarında fidan yastıklarına uygulandığında fidan morfolojik karakterlerine etkilerinin belirlenmesi için gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada Bursa Orman Fidanlığında yastıkta yetiştirilen 1+0 yaşlı mavi servi (Cupressus arizonica) ve şeker akçaağacı (Acer saccharum) fidanları kullanılmıştır. Çok sayıda ticari biyogübre içinden, bileşimleri farklı bakterileri ihtiva eden iki farklı biyogübre çeşidi (Best-doll ve Bio-doll) seçilerek dört farklı doz (3 ml/l, 15ml/l, 30 ml/l ve kontrol) uygulaması yapılmış, bazı fidan morfolojik karakterlerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. C. arizonica ve A. saccharum fidanlarına uygulanan değişik biyogübreler ve dozları fidan boyu, kök boğaz çapı gibi bazı fidan morfolojik karakterlerinde anlamlı (belirgin) fark oluşturmuştur. A. saccharum fidanlarında Best-doll ve Bio-doll biyogübrelerinin 3 ml/l dozları kontrole göre fidan boyunu sırasıyla % 13 ve % 11, kök boğaz çapını ise sırasıyla % 13 ve % 16 artırmıştır. C. arizonica’nın ise kontrol grubu fidanları, her iki biyogübre uygulaması yapılan fidanlardan daha yüksek boy ve çap artımı sağlamıştır. Çalışmalara; birden fazla doz uygulama, farklı tür ve toprak şartlarında kullanım ve kimyasal gübrelerle kombine uygulamalar gibi konularda devam edilmelidir.

Keywords

• Biyogübre,Cupressus arizonica,Acer saccharum,morfolojik özellikler

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