Response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to combined application of organic compost along with plant growth promoting Aspergillus fungi

Waleed Asghar; Naveed Asghar; Farhan Iftikhar; Ahmad Mahmood; Abdul Latif; Javed Nawab; Muhammad  Imran; Madeeha  Khan; Muhammad Arsalan; Muhammad Ehsan; Rehmat  Ullah; Muhammad Bilal

doi:10.38211/joarps.2023.04.02.186

Authors

Waleed Asghar Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
Naveed Asghar Faculty of agriculture, Gomal Universiy, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
Farhan Iftikhar School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Ahmad Mahmood Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
Abdul Latif Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan
Javed Nawab Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
Madeeha Khan Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
Muhammad Arsalan Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal, Pakistan
Muhammad Ehsan Soil and Water Testing Laboratory Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Rehmat Ullah Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan
Muhammad Bilal Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Dera Ghazi Khan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38211/joarps.2023.04.02.186

Keywords:

Aspergillus spp, cow compost, wheat crop, soil nutrients, soil microbial biomass

Abstract

Bio-organic fertilizers can improve soil health and maintain microbial activity. The application of Aspergillus spp. can degrade organic matter, promote plant growth, and improve soil health by accelerating soil nutrients and biological activity. Previously, Aspergillus spp. has shown potential in phosphate solubilization and siderophore production. Still, a study gap remains, and focus has been placed on clarifying the impact of Aspergillus sp. AS2022 on soil microbial biomass and soil nutrient acceleration. For this purpose, a pot experiment was established with four different treatments: cow compost (CC), cow compost + AS2022 (CA), AS2022 (AS) strain only and control-only soil (CK). The amount of cow compost used was 180 mg N kg^-1. Results revealed that inoculation of AS2022 with cow compost stimulated nitrogen mineralization and enhanced available nitrogen and accelerated the soil enzyme activities, which proposed that it could contribute to wheat crop production through the initial and later phases of plant growth. Although a single application of AS2022 enhances plant growth compared to the control, it might be the release of secondary metabolites. However, our short-term findings showed that the combined application of beneficial fungal strain AS2022 along cow compost was suitable culture for wheat crop production and improvement of soil quality through organic matter degradation and accelerating soil nutrients.

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