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Mohamad Izdzuan bin Mohamad Khair1, Elisa Azura Azman*2, Roslan Ismail3,
Muhammad NaimFadzli Abdul Rani4
1Program Agronomi & Sistem Pengeluaran, Pusat Penyelidikan Padi dan Beras, Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian Malaysia (MARDI), Malaysia. Email: izdzuan@mardi.gov.my | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4268-5127
2Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
Email: elisa@upm.edu.my | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-6682
3Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
Email: roslanismail@upm.edu.my | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0219-5393
4Program Agronomi & Sistem Pengeluaran, Pusat Penyelidikan Padi dan Beras, Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian Malaysia (MARDI), Malaysia. Email: naim@mardi.gov.my | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-2831
*Corresponding Author
Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4): 59-75. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040405
Received: 13 October 2021
Reviewed: 29 November 2021
Provisionally Accepted: 30 November 2021
Revised: 10 December 2021
Finally Accepted: 15 December 2021
Published: 30 December 2021
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This study was conducted at Malaysia Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Seberang Perai, Penang (Malaysia), that aims to examine the impacts of the application of Azolla pinnata on the growth and performance of rice of the MR 297 variety. The experiment consisted of five treatments: PK + Azolla (T1); NP + Azolla (T2); NK + Azolla (T3); NPK-Control (T4), and Azolla only (T5). Each treatment had four replicates. The experimental design used was a complete randomized block design (RCBD), and all data collected were analyzed using one-way ANOVA with a statistically significant 0.05% test. For the average soil analysis between the beginning and end, all soil analyses showed decreased soil properties except total N and organic carbon. There is a significant effect on the tiller, panicles, yields, plant height, and SPAD value in crop growth performance. There was no significant effect on N and P among plant nutrients. In contrast, there was a significant treatment effect on K. This study concluded that the soil treated with NK + Azolla showed a comparable result with soil treated with inorganic fertilizer only for the total yield.
Biofertilizer; Sustainable farming; Food security; Soil fertility; Plant nutrients
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Khair, M.I.M., Azman, E.A., Ismail, R., & Rani, M.N.F.A. (2021). Effect of the Biofertilizer (Azolla pinnata) in Combination with Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Rice. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040405
Khair M.I.M., Azman E.A., Ismail R., Rani M.N.F.A.Effect of the Biofertilizer (Azolla pinnata) in Combination with Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Rice. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 2021, 4(4), 59-75. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040405
Khair, Mohamad Izdzuan bin Mohamad, Azman, Elisa Azura, Ismail, Roslan, Rani, Muhammad NaimFadzli Abdul. 2021. “Effect of the Biofertilizer (Azolla pinnata) in Combination with Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Rice”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4 no. 4: 59-75. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040405
Khair, Mohamad Izdzuan bin Mohamad, Elisa Azura Azman, Roslan Ismail and Muhammad Naim Fadzli Abdul Rani. 2021. “Effect of the Biofertilizer (Azolla pinnata) in Combination with Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Rice”. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 4(4): 59-75. https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.040405
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