Abstract
Background: A field experiment was conducted at the Instructional Farm of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chhatarpur during two consecutive rabi seasons of 2017-18 and 2018-19 to evaluate the effect of biofertilizers with 75% recommended dose of fertilizers on growth, yield, nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency and B:C ratio of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Methods: In the two consecutive rabi seasons of 2017-18 and 2018-19, the experiment was laid out in randomized block design with improved wilt resistant variety of chickpea (JAKI 9218). Experiment consisted of five treatments including T0 (control), T1 (recommended dose of N:P2O5:K2O as 20:60:20 kg ha-1), T2 (recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium @ 10 g kg-1 seed), T3 (recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed) and T4 (75% of recommended NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium @ 10 g kg-1 seed + soil application of PSB and KSB each @ 5 kg ha-1). Result: The result showed that among the biofertilizers seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizers have been significantly enhanced root nodule formation, fertilizer use efficiency, productivity and reduced wilt infestation under this treatment followed by recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed as compared to control plot.
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Claim · model-written summary
The 75% fertilizer plus Rhizobium, PSB and KSB regime significantly enhanced chickpea root nodule formation relative to control.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizerse0
- Interactor
- Rhizobium leguminosorume0symbiont
- Outcome
- root nodule formatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizers have been significantly enhanced root nodule formation, fertilizer use efficiency, productivity and reduced wilt infestation under this treatment followed by recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed as compared to control plot”
e1“chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The same treatment significantly enhanced chickpea fertilizer use efficiency and productivity relative to control.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizerse0
- Interactor
- Rhizobium leguminosorume0symbiont
- Outcome
- fertilizer use efficiency, productivitye0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizers have been significantly enhanced root nodule formation, fertilizer use efficiency, productivity and reduced wilt infestation under this treatment followed by recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed as compared to control plot”
e1“chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The same treatment significantly reduced chickpea wilt infestation relative to control.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizerse0
- Interactor
- Rhizobium leguminosorume0symbiont
- Outcome
- wilt infestatione0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“seed treatment with Rhizobium leguminosorum @ 10 g kg-1 seed and soil application of PSB and KSB @ 5 as above along with application of 75% recommended dose of fertilizers have been significantly enhanced root nodule formation, fertilizer use efficiency, productivity and reduced wilt infestation under this treatment followed by recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed as compared to control plot”
e1“chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The Rhizobium and PSB seed inoculation regime ranked after the 75% fertilizer plus three-inoculant regime.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinume1 - Treatment
- recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seede0
- Outcome
- followed bye0
- Direction
- followed bye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“under this treatment followed by recommended dose of NPK + seed inoculation by Rhizobium and PSB separately @ 10 g kg-1 seed”
e1“chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
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