Effect of biofertilizers on growth and yield of strawberry

Abstract

The experiment was carried out in the Al-Adawi area in the city of Damascus during 2020, 2021 seasons. In order to study the Effect of treatment with biofertilizer (Azotobacter Chroococcum) at two concentrations (5 and 10 ml/l) and biofertilizer (Em1) at two concentrations (4 and 8 ml/l) and their interaction on some of vegetative growth and yield charactaristics of strawberry plant (cv. Festival). The experiment was designed according to a simple randomized design, and the vegetative growth and yield charactaristics were studied in the laboratories of the Faculty of Agriculture at Damascus University. The results showed that the

treatment with biofertilizer (Azotobacter Chroococcum) 10 ml/l supplemented with biofertilizer (Em1) 8 ml/l was superior to the other of the treatments and to the control treatment in increasing plant height (22.97 cm), number of leaves (33.4 leaves/plant), leaf area (137.39 cm²), number of flowers (14.22 flowers/plant), number of fruits (74.92 fruits/plant), yield of plant (226.93 g/plant) and content of fruits in total soluble solids (TSS) (10.233 %), vitamin C (58.095 mg/100 g wet weight) and at reduced titratable acidity (TA) (0.597 %).