@conference{
author = "Šenk, Milena and Simic, Milena and Brankov, Milan and Tabaković, Marijenka and Kresović, Branka and Perić, Vesna and Dragicevic, Vesna",
year = "2021",
abstract = "In recent years, biofertilizers have received more attention as eco-friendly and sustainable
agricultural practice to boost crop production. This research included application of bio-fertilizer
Coveron, containing mycorrhizal fungi, Trichoderma atroviride and rhizosphere bacteria, on the
yield components of biomass (in reproductive growth stage) and grain (in full maturity stage) of
soybean (var. Selena). The field experiment was set up in the Maize Research Institute „Zemun
Polje“, during 2020. Treatments included application of biofertilizer Coveron prior to sowing,
and control (without Coveron). Harvesting for biomass yield - BY, as well as morphological
traits (plant height - PH, weight of underground plant - WP, number of nodes per plant - NN,
number of pods per plant - NP) were measured in R4 growth stage. At full maturity, grain yield
and its components were recorded, including: PH, WP, NN, NP again, as well as grain yield -
GY, number of seeds per plant - NS, seed weight per plant - SW, and 1000-seed weight - TSW.
Results showed that biofertilizer significantly influenced biomass yield (31.36 t ha-1 and 26.22 t
ha-1, with and without Coveron, respectively), while results for GY were opposite (higher grain
yield was obtained in no-treated soybean, but without statistically significant difference at
p=0.05). In regard to other examined parameters for biomass, biofertilizer positively affected all
of them, increasing PH, WP, NN and NP values. However, situation in phase of full maturity was
a slightly different. While Coveron increased the values of PH and NN, other parameters were
greater in control. Correlations among the investigated traits were also estimated, and significant
positive correlation between GY and NP, NS and SW was determined. Accordingly, further
research should be focused on the potential biofertilizer use to increase biomass and grain yield.",
publisher = "Sarajevo: University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture",
journal = "XII International scientific agriculture symposium "AGROSYM 2021", 7-10 October 2021, Jahorina, BiH - Book of abstracts",
title = "Yield components of biomass and grain of soybean in response to the use of biofertilizer",
pages = "229",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rik_1149"
}