Nazo Bi and Abha Agarwal
Department of Botany, Bareilly College, Bareilly
Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, during the 2006-07 rabi season to study the effect of biofertilizer (Rhizobium & Phosphate) in combination of different level Ca, Mg & S on the productivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cultivar “Avrodhi” Experimental units were arranged in split-split plot based on randomized complete blocks with three replication. The treartments consisted of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (N: P: K 20:60:30 Kg/ha), calcium/magnesium & sulphur (Ca, Mg & S 38Kg/ha) and seed inoculation with Rhizobium or Phosphatesolubilizing bacteria (PSB), both Rhizobium and PSB, or uninoculated control. The results revealed that application of N: P: K 20:60:30 Kg/ha + Ca, Mg & S 38Kg/ha + dual inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Pseudomonas striata (200 gm/ha) significantly increased the growth characters (Plant height, no of nodules, nodules dry weight & dry matter accumulation) of chickpea. The increase dry matter accumulation gm/plant (16.64). Height of plant cm (45.78), no of nodules/plant (35.18), nodules dry weight Mg/plant (90.47).
Keywords: Cicer arietinum, Rhizobium, productivity
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