A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of combined inorganic and biofertilizers on the growth of garlic and its bulb yield, using small outer cloves as planting material. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four fertilizer treatments and three replications. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine if there was a significant difference among the treatments, and comparison of treatment means was further tested using Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference (HSD) at 5% level of significance. Results showed that garlic applied with mykovam and vermicompost (T4) has the highest survival rate (82.67%), longest (43.64cm) and widest (1.0cm) leaves, the most number of leaves (7.47), maximum plant height (52.73cm), widest bulb diameter (3.21cm), the most number of cloves per bulb (19.40), and the heaviest fresh (199.58g) and dry (137.65g) weight, and highest projected yield (6.12tons/ha), but was comparable to all fertilizer treatments in terms of plant height, leaf length, bulb diameter, and number of cloves per bulb. Moreover, garlic applied with a full dose of commercial fertilizer (T1) had the shortest length of days of emergence comparable to garlic applied with 50% RR and mykovam (T2).

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of combined inorganic and biofertilizers on the growth of garlic and its bulb yield, using small outer cloves as planting material. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four fertilizer treatments and three replications. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine if there was a significant difference among the treatments, and comparison of treatment means was further tested using Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference (HSD) at 5% level of significance. Results showed that garlic applied with mykovam and vermicompost (T4) has the highest survival rate (82.67%), longest (43.64cm) and widest (1.0cm) leaves, the most number of leaves (7.47), maximum plant height (52.73cm), widest bulb diameter (3.21cm), the most number of cloves per bulb (19.40), and the heaviest fresh (199.58g) and dry (137.65g) weight, and highest projected yield (6.12tons/ha), but was comparable to all fertilizer treatments in terms of plant height, leaf length, bulb diameter, and number of cloves per bulb. Moreover, garlic applied with a full dose of commercial fertilizer (T1) had the shortest length of days of emergence comparable to garlic applied with 50% RR and mykovam (T2).

The early growth of Syzygium tripinnatum (Blanco) Merr. seedlings applied with biofertilizer inoculants was evaluated under nursery condition at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, La Union, Philippines. This study generally aimed to recommend a biofertilizer inoculation protocol for S. tripinnatum seedlings for the production of its quality planting materials. Three treatments were used: T0– Uninoculated (Control), T1– Mycogroe, and T2– Mykovam. Results revealed that the height, diameter and root, shoot, and seedling dry weights of the seedlings were significantly improved when applied with biofertilizer inoculants, particularly Mykovam biofertilizer. However, no significant differences were observed among all treatments for the number of leaves, sturdiness quotient, and root-shoot ratio. Based on the seedling quality index, a significant result was observed in favor of the inoculated seedlings. Regardless of treatments, the sturdiness quotient was relatively higher than the acceptable standard value; while lower values were obtained for all seedlings in terms of root-shoot ratio. Therefore, S. tripinnatum seedlings may be susceptible to wind, drought, and cold, and have low absorption and storage capacity of water which could produce worse response in the field. However, early growth of S. tripinnatum seedlings will likely improve when applied with biofertilizer inoculants, particularly Mykovam and undergone preconditioning activities like hardening before out planting.