Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Combined salicylic acid and PGPR strongly affected root length, root mass and nodule number.

A claim from Mitigation of salinity in chickpea by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and salicylic acid · 2019

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined salicylic acid and PGPR strongly affected root length, root mass and nodule number.

Taxon
chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
Treatment
SA was applied along with PGPRe0
Interactor
PGPRe0symbiont
Outcome
root length, root mass, number of nodulese0

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Cicer arietinum
Cicer arietinum · TaxonSanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“chickpea”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 26–34
e0

“Growth parameters i.e root length, root mass, number of nodules and shoot mass were highly affected where SA was applied along with PGPR”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 763–899

Title

Mitigation of salinity in chickpea by Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and salicylic acid

Aneela Riaz; Munazza Rafique; Muhammad Aftab; et al. EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS) 2019. doi:10.18393/ejss.560745

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salicylic acid · symbiosis · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Results agree

5 papers: 5 positive, 0 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Foliar salicylic acid, at any concentration tested, increased dry mass per plant, nodule dry mass and leghemoglobin content in chickpea.

    Salicylic acid mediated changes in growth, photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism and antioxidant defense system in Cicer arietinum L. · 2012

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Salicylic acid exposure increased the number of nodules and fresh and dry nodule masses in chickpea compared with control conditions.

    Salicylic acid enhances the efficiency of nitrogen fixation and assimilation in Cicer arietinum plants grown under cadmium stress · 2012 · compared with the control conditions

    Same direction

  3. positive
    The zinc sulfate application increased nodule number and nodule weights over other treatments.

    Growth and Development of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Varieties Affected as Agronomic Biofortification through Zinc and Iron · 2025 · compared with rest of treatments

    Same direction

  4. positive
    The higher iron treatment increased chickpea nodule number relative to control and was comparable to the lower iron treatment.

    Effect of agronomic biofortification of zinc and iron on growth and symbiosis attributes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties · 2025 · compared with control

    Same direction

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inoculation · symbiosis · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Positive and negative results

114 papers: 110 positive, 4 negative or no effect

109 papers in the same direction as this claim · 3 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
    Inoculation significantly increased nodule number and weight relative to uninoculated chickpea.

    Effect of rhizobium inoculation on nodulation and yield of chickpea in Calcareous soil · 1970 · compared with uninoculated plants

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Rhizobial inoculation improved root nodulation at both sites.

    Role of Rhizobial inoculation in the production of chickpea crop · 2006

    Same directionCited by this paper

  3. positive
    Combined PSB and Rhizo seed inoculation increased nodulation, yields, and nutrient uptake versus no inoculation or either alone.

    Effect of phosphorus levels and biofertilizer on yield attributes, yield and nutrient uptake of chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) under rainfed condition · 2014 · compared with uninoculation and PSB or Rhizobium inoculation alone

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. no effect
    Prior bradyrhizobial inoculation did not increase nodule number.

    Development and activity of the symbiosis between Bradyrhizobium strains, Glomus species and Cicer arietinum: effect of timing of inoculation and photon irradiance · 1994

    Opposite direction

  5. negative
    Inoculation with Macrophomina phaseolina decreased the functional nodule count of chick pea.

    Seed treatment with bio-fungicides for management of dry root rot of Chick pea caused by Macrophomina phaseolina · 2015

    Opposite direction

  6. negative
    Chickpea growth and nodulation progressively decreased as the inoculum level of Meloidogyne incognita race 3 increased.

    Effect of different inoculum levels of Meloidogyne incognita race 3 on the growth of chickpea · 1992

    Opposite direction

  7. no effect
    Rhizobium alone and dual inoculation did not differ significantly for nodule number and weight.

    Changes in root and nutrient uptake of chickpea affected by organic fertilizers and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Rhizobium · 2024 · compared with dual inoculation of mycorrhiza and Rhizobium

    No difference from an alternative

  8. positive
    Single, dual, and triple bacterial inoculations significantly increased shoot, root and nodule dry weight versus control in controlled and field trials.

    Influence of Nitrogen Fixing and Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria on the Nodulation, Plant Growth, and Yield of Chickpea · 2007 · compared with control treatment

    Same direction

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