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Acta Natura et Scientia 2025, Vol. 6(2) 187-197

Effect of Spraying Sulfur and Inoculation Rhizobacteria on Growth and Yield of Canola

Sara Abdekhaleghi, Khosro Mohammadi, Babak Pasari, Asad Rokhzadi

pp. 187 - 197   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.61326/actanatsci.v6i2.365

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Due to the increasing importance of using environmentally friendly methods to increase the yield of crops, two- year experiment carried out in a field located in the Dehgolan region, in the northwest of Iran, to study influence of sulfur spraying and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria inoculation on canola traits. The experiment was arranged as a split-plot factorial arrangement based on randomized complete block design with three replications. The main plots included two levels of sulfur (control and application), and the factorial combinations of strigolactone (control and application) and microorganisms (control, Funneliformis mosseae, Bacillus lentus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Thiobacillus sp.) were allocated to the sub-plots. The results of combined analysis showed that the 1000 seed weights and seed yield increased significantly by sulfur application. At the same time, the 1000 seed weights decreased under the influence of strigolactone. Also, the SPAD number, the number of pods and seeds per plant, the 1000 seed weights and the seed yield increased significantly by influence of microorganisms, especially Thiobacillus, compared to control treatment. Based on the results of interaction effects, all traits except the number of SPAD were affected by the interaction effect of sulfur, strigolactone and microorganisms. The application of sulfur along with strigolactone and Thiobacillus significantly increased the number of pods per plant (200), the 1000 seed weights (4.53 g) and the seed yield (2552 kg/ha).

Keywords: Canola, Microorganisms, Sulfur

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Abdekhaleghi, S., Mohammadi, K., Pasari, B., & Rokhzadi, A. (2025). Effect of Spraying Sulfur and Inoculation Rhizobacteria on Growth and Yield of Canola. Acta Natura et Scientia, 6(2), 187-197. https://doi.org/10.61326/actanatsci.v6i2.365

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Abdekhaleghi, S., Mohammadi, K., Pasari, B. and Rokhzadi, A. (2025). Effect of Spraying Sulfur and Inoculation Rhizobacteria on Growth and Yield of Canola. Acta Natura et Scientia, 6(2), pp. 187-197.

Chicago 16th edition
Abdekhaleghi, Sara, Khosro Mohammadi, Babak Pasari and Asad Rokhzadi (2025). "Effect of Spraying Sulfur and Inoculation Rhizobacteria on Growth and Yield of Canola". Acta Natura et Scientia 6 (2):187-197. https://doi.org/10.61326/actanatsci.v6i2.365

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