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Evaluation of plant growth promoting activities of microbial strains and their effect on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in India

Posted by tacaha5@gmail.com | February 21, 2021

Principal investigators:

  • Dr. Jay Prakash Verma

Associated with: 

  • Institute of  Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India

Project Summary:

The aims of our study were to enhance growth, yield and disease control of chickpea by various combinations of microbial strains (Mesorhizobium, Azotobacter chroococcum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Trichoderma harzianum). Pseudomonas and Trichoderma showed positive IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) production, phosphate solubilisation and antagonistic activities against Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani as compared to other strains. In two year investigations, tetra-inoculants have shown significant growth attributes, yield and phytopathogen growth inhibition followed by tri-inoculants than control.

Therefore, tetra-inoculants (Mesorhizobium-Azotobacter-Pseudomonas-Trichoderma) may be used as efficient biofertilizer and bio-control agents for chickpea production (Cicer arietinum L.) in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Link(s): https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0038071713004331/1-s2.0-S0038071713004331-main.pdf?_tid=984b81b4-e63e-11e7-aa90-00000aab0f6b&acdnat=1513854398_81eeae1895274f83e827512e3542c754