Enhancement of plant growth and yields in Chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) through novel cyanobacterial and biofilmed inoculants

Bidyarani, N. and Prasanna, R. and Babu, S. and et al, . (2016) Enhancement of plant growth and yields in Chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) through novel cyanobacterial and biofilmed inoculants. Microbiological Research, 188-89. pp. 97-105.

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Abstract

The use of Rhizobium inoculants in chickpea is well established; however, meagre efforts have been directed towards the use of other microbial supplements for improving nutrient uptake and yields. A set of novel cyanobacterial and biofilmed inoculants were evaluated in chickpea under field conditions. A significant two-fold enhancement in leghaemoglobin content of nodules and plant biomass was recorded with Anabaena laxa treatment. The inoculants – Anabaena laxa and Anabaena – Rhizobium biofilmed formulation proved to be the top-ranking treatments. Soil chlorophyll, nitrogen-fixation and available N possessed high positive direct effects on grain yield through positive – correlations and – high direct effects and also had high positive indirect effects through other component traits. The cumulative effect of improved plant growth and nutrient uptake exhibited a positive correlation with microbiological activity, especially nitrogen fixation, soil chlorophyll and soil available nitrogen. This may account for the significantly higher yield parameters in the A. laxa treatment, which recorded 50% higher grain yield (1724 kg ha−1) as compared to control (847 kg ha−1).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biofilm, Chickpea, Cyanobacteria, Nodules, Rhizobium, Yield
Author Affiliation: Division of Microbiology, ICAR, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Chickpea
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2017 04:18
Last Modified: 03 Feb 2017 04:18
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2016.04.005
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14694

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