The biostimulant manufactured using diazotrophic endophytic bacteria and humates is effective to increase sugarcane yield

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 5 Effect of foliar application of biostimulant at 60 days after planting in sugarcane yield

	Stalk yield (Mg ha⁻¹)
	Control	Foliar application
	1st ratoon
	55.2b	65.7a
Increase in relation to the control	–	19%
C.V. (%)	8.0%	–
	2nd ratoon
	72.2b	85.2a
Increase in relation to the control (%)	–	18%
C.V. (%)	4.5

The experiment was carried out using strip design with a large plot to simulate the crop conditions
Average values followed by different letters are distinct by Fisher’s LSD test (p < 0.05). The increase in relation to the control was calculated by 100 * (x – y)/y, where x is the average of treatment and y is the average of control. C.V. (%) is the coefficient of variation of the experiment