Effect of <i>rhizobium</i> inoculation on nodulation and yield of chickpea in Calcareous soil

Abstract

Two field experiments were carried out during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2002-03 and 2003-2004 at Farming System Research Site, Chabbish Nagar, Rajshahi (AEZ 11) with a view to assessing the effect of Rhizobium inoculation on four varieties of chickpea viz., BARI Chola-3, BARI Chola-4, BARI Chola-5 and BART Chola-6. Each variety was tested with and without Rhizobium inoculation. Each plot received basal application of 22 kg P/ha as TSP, 42 kg K/ha as MOP, 20 kg S/ha as gypsum and 5 kg Zn/ha as zinc oxide. Peat based rhizohial inoculurn (Rhizohium strain RCa-220) @ 1.5 kg/ha was used for seed inoculation. Inoculated plants gave significantly higher nodule number, nodule weight, stover yield and seed yield compared to uninoculated plants. Among four varieties, BARI Chola-3 produced the highest nodule number, nodule weight and stover yield, while the highest yield was obtained from BARI Chola-4.

Effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth, yield attributes and yield of hyacinth bean in baby corn (Zea mays. L) – hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus var typicus) cropping system

“…Significantly higher yields in Bradyrhizobium inoculated treatment may be due to increased availability of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in soil which gave scope for higher plant uptake of nutrients, which in turn might have resulted in higher plant growth (Table 1) and improved in yield attributes (Table 2) and ultimately resulted in higher yield.The promising effect of bio fertilizers may be attributed to production of biologically active substances like vitamins, nicotinic acid, Indole-acetic acid, gibberellins etc., in better germination, root and shoot growth and fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (Datta and Banik, 1997). Similar results of higher yields with RDF in conjunction with biofertilizer seed treatment were reported by Rughheim and Abdelgani (2009) in faba bean, Rudresh et al (2005) and Bhuiyan et al (2008) in chick pea. Imposition of various treatments to preceding kharif baby corn resulted in significant variations on the yields of succeeding hyacinth bean during rabi, 2015-16 and 2016-17 due to residual effect.…”

Role of Rhizobium in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) production - A review

“…The positive effect of Rhizobium inoculation on number and dry weight of nodules per plant in chickpea is very well documented by various researchers (Eusuf Zai et al 1999;Bhuiyaan et al, 2008a). Rhizobium inoculation resulted in excellent nodulation in contrast to poor nodulation in control (Khattak et al, 2006).…”

Response of Snap Bean Cultivars to Rhizobium Inoculation under Dryland Agriculture in Ethiopia

“…This can potentially be a cheaper and more effective agronomic practice to improve productivity of legume crops than applied N [5,6]. The benefits of using rhizobia for N2 fixation have been realized for grain production in chickpea [7], soybean [8], common bean [9,10], and many other grain legumes. The potential yield improvement of common bean through N2 fixation has been reported by several authors [11][12][13].…”