Paper · 2008 · International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Rhizobium and phosphate solubilizing bacteria improve the yield and phosphorus uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum).

Aftab Afzal; Asghari Bano

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Abstract

Rhizobium and phosphorus (P) solubilizing bacteria are important to plant nutrition. These microbes also play a significant role as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in the biofertilization of crops. A study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of a rhizobial strain (Thal 8) and a P solubilizer strain (54RB) in single and dual combination with and without P2O5 on wheat in a P deficient natural non-sterilized sandy loam soil. The results of this pot experiment revealed that single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5) significantly increased root and shoot weight, plant height, spike length, grain yield, seed P content, leaf protein and leaf sugar content of the test crop. It is concluded that single and dual inoculation along with P fertilizer is 30-40% better than only P fertilizer for improving grain yield of wheat and dual inoculation without fertilizer (P) improved grain yield up to 20% as compared to P application.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Single and dual inoculation with P2O5 significantly increased root and shoot weight and plant height.

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single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5)e0
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root and shoot weight, plant heighte0
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increasede0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The results of this pot experiment revealed that single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5) significantly increased root and shoot weight, plant height, spike length, grain yield, seed P content, leaf protein and leaf sugar content of the test crop.”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Single and dual inoculation with P2O5 significantly increased spike length and grain yield.

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single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5)e0
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spike length, grain yielde0
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increasede0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The results of this pot experiment revealed that single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5) significantly increased root and shoot weight, plant height, spike length, grain yield, seed P content, leaf protein and leaf sugar content of the test crop.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 452–709 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 89–94 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Single and dual inoculation with P2O5 significantly increased seed P, leaf protein and leaf sugar content.

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single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5)e0
Outcome
seed P content, leaf protein and leaf sugar contente0
Direction
increasede0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The results of this pot experiment revealed that single and dual inoculation with fertilizer (P2O5) significantly increased root and shoot weight, plant height, spike length, grain yield, seed P content, leaf protein and leaf sugar content of the test crop.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 452–709 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 89–94 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Single and dual inoculation with P fertilizer improved grain yield 30-40% beyond P fertilizer alone.

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single and dual inoculation along with P fertilizere0
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grain yielde0
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bettere0
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30-40%e0
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only P fertilizere0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“It is concluded that single and dual inoculation along with P fertilizer is 30-40% better than only P fertilizer for improving grain yield of wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 710–857 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Dual inoculation without P fertilizer improved grain yield up to 20% relative to P application.

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dual inoculation without fertilizer (P)e0
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grain yielde0
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improvede0
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20%e0
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P applicatione0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“dual inoculation without fertilizer (P) improved grain yield up to 20% as compared to P application.”

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“wheat”

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