Effect of Rhizobium and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants on Symbiotic Traits, Nodule Leghemoglobin, and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes. (21st October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tagore, G. S.; Namdeo, S. L.; Sharma, S. K.; Kumar, Narendra
• Other Names: Ladha J. K. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of agronomy. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-10-21
• Subjects: Agronomy -- Periodicals; Crops -- Periodicals; Crop science -- Periodicals; Soil science -- Periodicals; 630.5
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/581627
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8159

Abstract

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.