Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Co-inoculation with Mesorhizobium sp. and Enterobacter sp. promisingly improved nodule number, grain yield, and seed protein.

A claim from Effect of bio‐fertilization and edapho‐climatic conditions on chickpea nodulation, grain yields, and seed protein in a Mediterranean context: a meta‐analysis approach · 2026

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Co-inoculation with Mesorhizobium sp. and Enterobacter sp. promisingly improved nodule number, grain yield, and seed protein.

Taxon
Chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum L.)Cicer arietinumt0
Treatment
co‐inoculation of Mesorhizobium sp. and Enterobacter sp. consortiume0
Interactor
Mesorhizobium sp.Mesorhizobiume0symbiont
Second interactor
Enterobacter sp.Enterobactere0symbiont
Outcome
NN, GY, and SPe0
Direction
improvemente0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageComparatorSettingValueQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cicer arietinum
Cicer arietinum · TaxonSanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Mesorhizobium
Mesorhizobium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ninjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Enterobacter
Enterobacter · Second interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“co‐inoculation of Mesorhizobium sp. and Enterobacter sp. consortium showed a promising improvement in NN, GY, and SP.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1476–1593
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“Chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–40

Title

Effect of bio‐fertilization and edapho‐climatic conditions on chickpea nodulation, grain yields, and seed protein in a Mediterranean context: a meta‐analysis approach

Amira Hachana; Amir Souissi; Lewis Ziska; et al. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2026. doi:10.1002/jsfa.70430

Other claims from this paper (15)

Record rev-c756e2daf71a0bf2c4f2f9d591e25b5faa0aa0b0afd3cac4da7600d54b77cbcb · schema claims-v0.9 · position 15 in the model’s answer

Enterobacter · symbiosis · Cicer arietinum (chickpea)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this claim

  1. 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 directionCited by this paper

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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
    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 directionCited by this paper

  2. 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 directionCited by this paper

  3. 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

  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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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

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Inoculation with O. ciceri alone or with M. ciceri produced 42% more chickpea nodules than uninoculated controls.

    Differential response of kabuli and desi chickpea genotypes toward inoculation with PGPR in different soils · 2015 · compared with non-inoculated controls

    Same directionCited by this paper

  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

    Same directionCited by this paper

  4. positive
    Inoculant strains significantly increased chickpea nodule number, shoot dry weight and grain yield across fields and cultivars.

    Selection of High Nitrogen‐Fixing Rhizobia Nodulating Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) for Semi‐Arid Tunisia · 2008

    Same directionCited by this paper

  5. 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 directionCited by this paper

  6. positive
    Inoculation with Mesorhizobium isolates containing ACC-deaminase improved nodulation and plant growth of chickpea compared with isolates lacking ACC deaminase.

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

    Same directionCited by this paper

  7. 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

  8. 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

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