Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Combined bacterial and rhizobial fertilizer gave the highest plant height, nodules and shoot dry matter.

A claim from Effect of varying levels of phosphorus and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of chickpea under sub-tropical condition · 2024

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined bacterial and rhizobial fertilizer gave the highest plant height, nodules and shoot dry matter.

Taxon
chickpeaCicer arietinume0
Treatment
Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (B. thuringiensis) + Rhizobium Mesorhizobiume0
Interactor
B. thuringiensise0symbiontt1
Second interactor
Rhizobium Mesorhizobiume0symbiontt1
Outcome
plant height, number of nodules, shoot dry matter accumulatione0
Direction
higheste0

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

Verbatim

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“application of Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (B. thuringiensis) + Rhizobium Mesorhizobium resulted in highest plant height, number of nodules, shoot dry matter accumulation, number of primary and secondary branches, seed and stover yield, biological yield and harvest index of chickpea.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1335–1623
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“Effect of varying levels of phosphorus and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of chickpea under sub-tropical condition”

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“Effect of varying levels of phosphorus and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of chickpea under sub-tropical condition”

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Title

Effect of varying levels of phosphorus and bio-fertilizers on growth and yield of chickpea under sub-tropical condition

Aman Parashar; JAIDEV SHARMA Indian Journal of Agronomy 2024. doi:10.59797/ija.v69i4.5504

Other claims from this paper (9)

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

52 papers: 51 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. positive
    Rhizobacterial co-inoculation with Rhizobium significantly increased nodule weight, root and shoot biomass, and total plant nitrogen.

    Stimulation of nitrogen fixation and induction of flavonoid-like compounds by rhizobacteria · 1999

    Same direction

  4. positive
    In a chickpea pot experiment, combining Rhizobium inoculation with seed priming significantly increased nodulation.

    The improvement of crop yield in marginal environments using ‘on-farm’ seed priming: nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and disease resistance · 2005

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Rhizobium + PSB inoculation was the most effective microbial inoculant for nodule number in chickpea

    Effect ofRhizobiumand Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants on Symbiotic Traits, Nodule Leghemoglobin, and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes · 2013 · compared with microbial inoculants

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Inoculation increased nodule number by 20% over uninoculated plants.

    Effect of chickpea in association with Rhizobium to crop productivity and soil fertility · 2016 · compared with uninoculated plants

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Rn1 plus Enterobacter B gave maximum nodulation increase in NIFA 88 compared with controls.

    Coinoculation of chickpea with Rhizobium isolates from roots and nodules and phytohormone-producing Enterobacter strains · 2007 · compared with control treatment

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Rhizobium inoculation significantly increased nodule number and nodule dry weight versus no treatment.

    Effect of irrigation and biofertilizer on water use, nodulation, growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) · 2011 · compared with no treatment

    Same direction

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Mesorhizobium · symbiosis · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Results agree

22 papers: 22 positive, 0 negative or no effect

21 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    Mesorhizobium and Pseudomonas co-inoculation significantly increased nodule number and dry weight.

    Enhancement of Nodulation and Yield of Chickpea by Co-inoculation of IndigenousMesorhizobiumspp. and Plant Growth–Promoting Rhizobacteria in Eastern Uttar Pradesh · 2012 · compared with control

    Same direction

  2. positive
    MA72 plus P1S6 increased chickpea nodulation by more than 270%.

    Co-Inoculation of Mesorhizobium ciceri with Either Bacillus sp. or Enterobacter aerogenes on Chickpea Improves Growth and Productivity in Phosphate-Deficient Soils in Dry Areas of a Mediterranean Region · 2021

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Mesorhizobium strains with ACC utilization ability increased nodule number, nodule weight and shoot dry weight after 50 and 80 days, with and without NaCl.

    Inducing salinity tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by inoculation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase-containing Mesorhizobium strains · 2015

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Mesorhizobium sp. alone increased nodule number in chickpea by 44.3 over uninoculated control.

    Effect of inoculation methods of Mesorhizobium ciceri and PGPR in chickpea (Cicer areietinum L.) on symbiotic traits, yields, nutrient uptake and soil properties · 2013 · compared with uninoculated control

    Same direction

  5. positive
    MBD26 and RHD18 coinoculation produced 59 nodules per chickpea plant at 50 days without salt.

    Amelioration of salt stress in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by coinculation of ACC deaminase-containing rhizospheric bacteria with Mesorhizobium strains · 2016 · compared with uninoculated control plants

    Same direction

  6. positive
    PNF16-Mesorhizobium improved chickpea growth, nodulation and yield over other combinations.

    CHARACTERIZATION OF PAENIBACILLUS DURUS (PNF16) A NEW ISOLATE AND ITS SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION WITH OTHER ISOLATED RHIZOBACTERIA IN PROMOTING GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA · 2016 · compared with other combinations

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Treatments inoculated with Mesorhizobium sp. Cicer alone or along with Captan, Chlorpyrifos or Endosulfan showed improved plant growth and symbiotic parameters (plant height, nodulation, leghaemoglobin content, and nitrogen content) in comparison with the uninoculated control treatment

    Influence of pesticide-treated seeds on survival of Mesorhizobium sp. Cicer, symbiotic efficiency and yield in chickpea · 2012 · compared with uninoculated control treatment

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Liquid Mesorhizobium inoculants gave a significant 35.1% increase in nodule number over carrier-based inoculants in chickpea.

    Performance of Liquid and Carrier-based Inoculants of Mesorhizobium ciceri and PGPR (Pseudomonas diminuta) in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) on Nodulation, Yield and Soil properties · 2011 · compared with carrier-based inoculants

    Same direction

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phosphorus · symbiosis · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Results differ

51 papers: 50 positive, 1 negative or no effect

49 papers in the same direction as this claim · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    P application did not change N2 fixation of chickpea.

    Nitrogen and phosphorus fertility management for desi and kabuli chickpea · 2005

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
    CPS-2, CPS-3 and Ca-18 gave the maximum positive effects on chickpea shoot and nodulation traits.

    Phosphorus uptake and growth promotion of chickpea by co-inoculation of mineral phosphate solubilising bacteria and a mixed rhizobial culture · 2004

    Same direction

  3. positive
    At 1000 kg per hectare, RP-EC increased nodules per plant by 35.3% relative to control in the field.

    Application of rock phosphate enriched composts increases nodulation, growth and yield of chickpea · 2017 · compared with control

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Rhizobium + PSB inoculation was the most effective microbial inoculant for nodule number in chickpea

    Effect ofRhizobiumand Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterial Inoculants on Symbiotic Traits, Nodule Leghemoglobin, and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes · 2013 · compared with microbial inoculants

    Same direction

  5. positive
    RP, PM and MN-54 raised nodule count by 43.6% versus controls.

    Improving Nutrient Uptake, Growth, Yield and Protein Content in Chickpea by the Co-Addition of Phosphorus Fertilizers, Organic Manures, and Bacillus sp. MN-54 · 2021 · compared with control treatments

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Rhizobia and PSB co-inoculation significantly enhanced chickpea nodulation, biomass, yield, and grain N, P and protein relative to single inoculation or N or P alone.

    Co-Inoculation of Mesorhizobium ciceri with Either Bacillus sp. or Enterobacter aerogenes on Chickpea Improves Growth and Productivity in Phosphate-Deficient Soils in Dry Areas of a Mediterranean Region · 2021 · compared with single inoculation or single application of N or P

    Same direction

  7. positive
    SPA + SOB + NFB + PSB + KSB produced the greatest nitrogen fixation nodules and active nodule percentage.

    Biofertilizers containing plant growth promoting rhizobacteria enhance nutrient uptake and improve the growth and yield of chickpea plants in an arid environment · 2025

    Same direction

  8. positive
    The combined treatments significantly increased chickpea nodules per plant.

    Effect of phosphorus, Sulphur and biofertilizers on growth attributes and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2018 · compared with control /un-inoculated

    Same direction

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