The nutmeg seedlings growth under pot culture with biofertilizers inoculation

Abstract Nutmeg is important for national and community revenue mainly in Maluku Province where nutmeg seedlings are grown low-fertility soil without fertilizer. A greenhouse experiment was performed to evaluate the response of following application two different biofertilizer concortia. The experimental design completely randomized block design, which tested combination treatments rates methods concortium. “bacillus biofertilizer” 0.15 0.3%, while “mixed 0.5 1.0%. Both were inoculated by foliar spray application. results verified that at 24 weeks after inoculation, biofertilizers increased seedling growth traits included plant height, shoot dry weight, leaf surface area, root number, weight over control. Soil 1% consists nitrogen-fixing bacteria phosphate-solubilizing microbes resulted better performance. However, highest height demonstrated treated with 0.3% composed phosphate solubilizing Bacillus . Biofertilizer inoculation also enhanced area but did not change root-to-shoot ratio seedlings. showed improves