Abstract
The use of efficient bio-inoculants in chickpea is the best way to increase crop productivity under rainfed conditions. To assess the combined effect of bio-inoculants on crop yield, field experiments were conducted during Rabi seasons at Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Ballowal Saunkhri, Punjab, India. The application of different bio-inoculants significantly improved number of pods, grain and straw yield of chickpea over the un-inoculated treatment. The combined application of Rhizobium + PSB + AM fungi + azotobactor inoculums as seed treatment with 75% of recommended phosphorus produced highest grain yield. The nodule count, nodule weight, per cent root colonization of AM fungi and different enzymes activities in soil were also highest in combined bio-inoculants treatment. The present study concluded that combined application of bio-inoculants (Rhizobium, PSB, AM fungi and azotobactor) can save 25% of recommended phosphorus by sustaining the crop yield and improving the soil health.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Bio-inoculants significantly increased chickpea pod number and grain and straw yield versus uninoculated plants.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume0 - Treatment
- different bio-inoculantse0
- Outcome
- number of pods, grain and straw yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- un-inoculated treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“The application of different bio-inoculants significantly improved number of pods, grain and straw yield of chickpea over the un-inoculated treatment.”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined inoculants with 75% recommended phosphorus gave the highest grain yield.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- combined application of Rhizobium + PSB + AM fungi + azotobactor inoculums as seed treatment with 75% of recommended phosphoruse0
- Second interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- PSB + AM fungi + azotobactore0
RhizobiumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The combined application of Rhizobium + PSB + AM fungi + azotobactor inoculums as seed treatment with 75% of recommended phosphorus produced highest grain yield.”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined inoculants gave the highest nodule count, weight and AM fungal root colonization.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- combined bio-inoculants treatmente0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0symbiont
- Outcome
- nodule count, nodule weight, per cent root colonization of AM fungie0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The nodule count, nodule weight, per cent root colonization of AM fungi and different enzymes activities in soil were also highest in combined bio-inoculants treatment.”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil enzyme activities were highest with the combined inoculants.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- combined bio-inoculants treatmente0
- Outcome
- enzymes activities in soile0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“different enzymes activities in soil were also highest in combined bio-inoculants treatment”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors conclude combined inoculants could save 25% recommended phosphorus while sustaining yield and soil health.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- combined application of bio-inoculants (Rhizobium, PSB, AM fungi and azotobactor)e0
- Outcome
- save 25% of recommended phosphorus by sustaining the crop yield and improving the soil healthe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“combined application of bio-inoculants (Rhizobium, PSB, AM fungi and azotobactor) can save 25% of recommended phosphorus by sustaining the crop yield and improving the soil health”
t0“chickpea”
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