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      <PublisherName>emergentresearch</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Emergent Life Sciences Research</JournalTitle>
      <PISSN>2395-6658 (</PISSN>
      <EISSN>) 2395-664X (Print)</EISSN>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
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        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Research Article</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Evaluating the efficacy of inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizer consortium for enhanced crop yield and nutrient uptake in sorghum</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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          <FirstName>Kadapa Sreenivasa</FirstName>
          <LastName>Reddy</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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      <Abstract>To determine the optimal combination of inorganic nutrients in conjunction with a biofertilizer consortium to achieve maximum rabi sorghum yield, In the Rabi season of 2018-19, a field study took place at the Agricultural College Farm in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India. The research followed a randomized block design, with seven different nutrient management practices tested, each replicated three times. The study found that using 125% of the recommended NPK along with a biofertilizer consortium (BFC) resulted in higher growth and yield traits. This treatment performed similarly to the 100% Recommended NPK with BFC. Notably, the 125% RDF + BFC (T6) treatment significantly increased grain and stover yield by 30.3% and 26.5% compared to the control. T6 also showed the highest uptake of total nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, surpassing the 100% RDF + BFC. In summary, the 125% RDF + BFC treatment proved effective in enhancing growth, yield, and nutrient uptake in the study. Improvement in N uptake in the grain by (53.0%) and stover by (50.5%) compared with control treatment was observed with T6 treatment. The application of 125% RDF + BFC is the most effective treatment for enhancing yield traits and overall crop yield, and for fostering microbial population growth, thus promoting soil health in rice fallow sorghum cultivation.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Biofertilizers consortium,fertilizers,yield,biological activity,nutrient uptake</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://emergentresearch.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=14983&amp;title=Evaluating the efficacy of inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizer consortium for enhanced crop yield and nutrient uptake in sorghum</Abstract>
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