Effect of Rhizobium and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants on Symbiotic Traits, Nodule Leghemoglobin, and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes

Tagore, G.S. and Namdeo, S.L. and Sharma, S.K. and Kumar, N. (2014) Effect of Rhizobium and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants on Symbiotic Traits, Nodule Leghemoglobin, and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes. International Journal of Agronomy, 581627. pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2004-05 to find out the effect of Rhizobium and phosphate solubilizing bacterial (PSB) inoculants on symbiotic traits, nodule leghemoglobin, and yield of five elite genotypes of chickpea. Among the chickpea genotypes, IG-593 performed better in respect of symbiotic parameters including nodule number, nodule fresh weight, nodule dry weight, shoot dry weight, yield attributes and yield. Leghemoglobin content (2.55 mg g−1 of fresh nodule) was also higher under IG-593. Among microbial inoculants, the Rhizobium + PSB was found most effective in terms of nodule number (27.66 nodules plant−1), nodule fresh weight (144.90 mg plant−1), nodule dry weight (74.30 mg plant−1), shoot dry weight (11.76 g plant−1), and leghemoglobin content (2.29 mg g−1 of fresh nodule) and also showed its positive effect in enhancing all the yield attributing parameters, grain and straw yields.

Item Type:	Article
Author Affiliation:	Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 482 004, India
Subjects:	Plant Production Crop Improvement
Divisions:	Chickpea
Depositing User:	Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2014 13:59
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2014 14:00
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/581627
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12438

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