Intervention effectmodel-written summary

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

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

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

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

Taxon
chickpeaCicer arietinume0
Treatment
Phosphate solubilising bacterial strains CPS-2, CPS-3 and Ca-18e0
Interactor
Phosphate solubilising bacterial strains CPS-2, CPS-3 and Ca-18e0symbiont
Outcome
shoot length, shoot dry weight and nodulatione0
Direction
maximum positivee0

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“Phosphate solubilising bacterial strains CPS-2, CPS-3 and Ca-18 had the maximum positive effect on shoot length, shoot dry weight and nodulation of chickpea plants.”

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Title

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

M. Gull; F. Y. Hafeez; M. Saleem; et al. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 2004. doi:10.1071/ea02218

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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. 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

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  2. positive
    Phosphate solubilizing bacteria inoculation significantly increased nodule number and shoot and root dry weight.

    Effects of Biological and Mineral Fertilization on Nodulation, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Content and Yield of Chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) · 2011

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

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

    Opposite direction

  4. 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

  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
    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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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
    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

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  2. positive
    Mesorhizobium plus P. fluorescens produced maximum significant increases in field nodule number, dry matter and nutrient content over controls.

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

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  3. 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

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  4. 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

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  5. positive
    Co-inoculation with actinobacterial endophytes and M. ciceri increased chickpea root nodule number and weight.

    Revealing the underlying mechanisms mediated by endophytic actinobacteria to enhance the rhizobia - chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) symbiosis · 2022

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  6. positive
    Six bacterial strains significantly increased chickpea nodulation and shoot and root length versus other treatments.

    Desert Soil Microbes as a Mineral Nutrient Acquisition Tool for Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Productivity at Different Moisture Regimes · 2020 · compared with other treatments

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  7. positive
    Co-inoculation yielded more nodules per pot than uninoculated control.

    Growth and yield response of chickpea to co-inoculation with Mesorhizobium ciceri and Bacillus megaterium. · 2009 · compared with uninoculated

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  8. positive
    PGPR and Mesorhizobium sp. strain BHURC03 positively influenced nodulation, plant biomass and yield-related parameters of chickpea in both years of the field experiment.

    Effect of Mesorhizobium and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on nodulation and yields of chickpea. · 2009

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