COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF SELECTED BACTERIAL CONSORTIA ON YIELD AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)SONU KUSHWAH, ANUP KUMAR SINGH, TAPAS CHOWDHURY AND RAVINDRA SONIAbstract The use of PGPR for sustainable agriculture has increased very much in various parts of the world. Complex interactions between the root and associated microorganisms also improve plant growth parameters and yield. The present investigation was conducted in the Department of Agricultural Microbiology at IGKV, Raipur,(C.G.) during the rabi year 2018-19. It comprised of 10 treatments to assess the performance of chickpea under influence of individual microbes and their consortia. The maximum number of grain was observed due to the inoculation of T6 (C1+75% NPK + Chickpea Rhizobium) 134.31 grain per plant followed by the T7 (GmR8 + 75% NPK + Chickpea Rhizobium)117.33 grain per plant and least was recorded in control 44.67 grain per plant. The highest grain yield was recorded in 2240 kg/ha followed by 2220 and 2200 kg per ha, due to seeds inoculated with T6 (C1+Rhizobium+75% NPK), T10 (ASL4 +75 % NPK+ Chickpea Rhizobium) and T8 (AZO137+ 75% NPK+ Chickpea Rhizobium) respectively. The lowest grain yield was 1726.67 kg per ha associated with control. The highest straw yield was noticed in 2533.30 kg/ha followed by 2466.70 kg per ha, by inoculated with T6 (C1+Rhizobium+75% NPK) and T8 respectively, and lowest 1980 kg per ha under control. These results show the potential to use PGPR in order to improve yields in Chickpea crop in fields. |