Abstract
Rhizobia in association with a legume host have the exceptional ability to form root nodules. Free living microorganisms, especially the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria are known to promote Rhizobium efficiency by different mechanisms. Field experiments were conducted to assess the effect of co-inoculation of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae, phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on symbiotic parameters, growth and yield of lentil. Seeds of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) variety LL 699 were treated with the three inoculants singly and in combination and sown following randomized block design in three replications. Results revealed that PGPR with rhizobial inoculation enhanced nodulation, growth and yield (19.8nodules/plant, 70.6mg nodule dry weight/plant, 1 605kg/ ha) as compared to Rhizobium alone (17.8nodules/plant, 64.3mg/plant and 1 546kg/ha resp.) and non-inoculated control (13.9nodules/plant, 47.7mg/plant and 1 401kg/ha resp.). Treatment comprising Rhizobium +PSB was found to be at par with Rhizobium inoculation alone in terms of nodulation and yield. However, the response was more prominent when all the three microorganisms were applied in combination, higher nodule biomass (16.7%) and yield (5%) was recorded over that with Rhizobium inoculation alone. Although PSB alone did not show any positive effect on symbiotic parameters and yield, however in conjunction it seemed to assert a synergistic effect. The results imply that co-inoculation with Rhizobium, PSB and PGPR is a beneficial approach for improving the nodulation, growth and yield of lentil.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR plus Rhizobium increased lentil nodulation relative to Rhizobium alone and uninoculated control.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- PGPR with rhizobial inoculatione0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- nodulatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 19.8nodules/plante0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that PGPR with rhizobial inoculation enhanced nodulation, growth and yield (19.8nodules/plant, 70.6mg nodule dry weight/plant, 1 605kg/ ha) as compared to Rhizobium alone (17.8nodules/plant, 64.3mg/plant and 1 546kg/ha resp.) and non-inoculated control (13.9nodules/plant, 47.7mg/plant and 1 401kg/ha resp.).”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR plus Rhizobium increased lentil nodule dry weight/plant relative to Rhizobium alone and uninoculated control.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- PGPR with rhizobial inoculatione0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- nodule dry weight/plante0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 70.6mg nodule dry weight/plante0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that PGPR with rhizobial inoculation enhanced nodulation, growth and yield (19.8nodules/plant, 70.6mg nodule dry weight/plant, 1 605kg/ ha) as compared to Rhizobium alone (17.8nodules/plant, 64.3mg/plant and 1 546kg/ha resp.) and non-inoculated control (13.9nodules/plant, 47.7mg/plant and 1 401kg/ha resp.).”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
PGPR plus Rhizobium increased lentil yield relative to Rhizobium alone and uninoculated control.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- PGPR with rhizobial inoculatione0
- Interactor
- PGPRe0symbiont
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 1 605kg/ hae0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Results revealed that PGPR with rhizobial inoculation enhanced nodulation, growth and yield (19.8nodules/plant, 70.6mg nodule dry weight/plant, 1 605kg/ ha) as compared to Rhizobium alone (17.8nodules/plant, 64.3mg/plant and 1 546kg/ha resp.) and non-inoculated control (13.9nodules/plant, 47.7mg/plant and 1 401kg/ha resp.).”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
Rhizobium plus PSB matched Rhizobium alone for lentil nodulation and yield.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- Rhizobium +PSBe0
- Second interactor
- PSBe0symbiont
- Outcome
- nodulation and yielde0
- Direction
- at pare0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium inoculation alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Treatment comprising Rhizobium +PSB was found to be at par with Rhizobium inoculation alone in terms of nodulation and yield.”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
Three-way inoculation gave 16.7% higher lentil nodule biomass than Rhizobium alone.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- all the three microorganisms were applied in combinatione0
- Outcome
- nodule biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 16.7%e0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium inoculation alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“However, the response was more prominent when all the three microorganisms were applied in combination, higher nodule biomass (16.7%) and yield (5%) was recorded over that with Rhizobium inoculation alone.”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
Three-way inoculation gave 5% higher lentil yield than Rhizobium alone.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- all the three microorganisms were applied in combinatione0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 5%e0
- Comparator
- Rhizobium inoculation alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“However, the response was more prominent when all the three microorganisms were applied in combination, higher nodule biomass (16.7%) and yield (5%) was recorded over that with Rhizobium inoculation alone.”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
PSB alone showed no positive effect on lentil symbiotic parameters or yield.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- PSB alonee0
- Interactor
- PSBe0symbiont
- Outcome
- symbiotic parameters and yielde0
- Direction
- did not show any positive effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Although PSB alone did not show any positive effect on symbiotic parameters and yield, however in conjunction it seemed to assert a synergistic effect.”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
PSB in conjunction with other inoculants appeared synergistic for lentil response.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Interactor
- PSBe0symbiont
- Outcome
- synergistic effecte0
- Qualifier
- in conjunctione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Although PSB alone did not show any positive effect on symbiotic parameters and yield, however in conjunction it seemed to assert a synergistic effect.”
t0“lentil”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend Rhizobium, PSB and PGPR co-inoculation to improve lentil nodulation, growth and yield.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- co-inoculation with Rhizobium, PSB and PGPRe0
- Second interactor
- PSBe0symbiont
- Outcome
- improving the nodulation, growth and yield of lentile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The results imply that co-inoculation with Rhizobium, PSB and PGPR is a beneficial approach for improving the nodulation, growth and yield of lentil.”
t0“lentil”
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