Date Received: 16-04-2021 / Date Accepted: 09-07-2021
Objective of this study was to determine the effects of three biofertilizers containing P-solubilizing bacterial strainson growth and yield of maize cultivated on alluvial soil in dyke collecting from Chau Phu district, An Giang province. The pot experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design, with 13 treatments, 4 replications. Treatments included (i) 100% P, (ii) 75% P, (iii) 50% P, (iv) 25% P, (v) 75% P + Biofertilizer-1, (vi) 50% P + Biofertilizer-1, (vii) 25% P + Biofertilizer-1, (viii) 75% P + Biofertilizer-2, (ix) 50% P + Biofertilizer-2, (x) 25% P + Biofertilizer-2, (xi) 75% P + Biofertilizer-3, (xii) 50% P + Biofertilizer-3 and (xiii) 25% P + Biofertilizer-3. The results showed that application of 25-75% P combined with biofertilizer-1 containing mixture of Enterobacter cloacaeAG-VR-B-15, AG-VR-B-56 and AG-VR-B-43 or biofertilizer-2 containing mixture of Burkholderia vietnamiensisAG-VR-B-21, AG-VR-B-08 and AG-VR-B-10 and biofertilizer-3 containingmixture of E. cloacae AG-VR-B-15, AG-VR-B-56 and AG-VR-B-43, B. vietnamiensis AG-VR-B-21, AG-VR-B-08and AG-VR-B-10contributed to maintain plant growth as plant height, number of leaves and plant diameter as compared to 100% P. Application of biofertilizers CPVS-BL-1, or CPVS-BL-3 with 25-75% P reduction also resulted in higher yield in comparison with 100% P application without biofertilizer.