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Table 8.4
Examples of sole and composite inoculation effects of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
on biological and chemical characteristics of certain legume and cereal crops
Phosphate
solubilizers
Legumes
Plant attributes
References
Bradyrhizobium
japonicum with
PSB
Soybean
Plant biomass, grains per plant, and
grain yield increased
Shiri-Janagard
et al. (
2012
)
Bacillus
sp. with
Rhizobium
Mash bean
Co-inoculation improved pod and
straw yield; increased the root
length, root mass, and number
of nodule and mass; enhanced
the nutrient concentration in
mash plant and grains
Qureshi
et al. (
2012
)
Enterobacter
sp.
Cowpea
Root and shoot length, dry biomass,
seedling length
Deepa
et al. (
2010
)
Citrobacter,
Pantoea, Klebsi-
ella,
and
Enterobacter
Pigeon pea
Shoot P content, dry shoot/root
ratio, dry weight
Patel
et al. (
2010
)
Bacillus
sp.
Chickpea
Root and shoot length, nodulation,
dry weight
Wani and Khan
(
2010
)
Pontibacter
niistensis
Cowpea
Root and shoot weight, dry weight,
seedling growth
Dastager
et al. (
2011
)
P. fluorescens
with
Burkholderia
cepcia,
Aeromonas vaga
Mung bean
Root and shoot length, dry weight,
leaf area, photosynthetic yield,
P content in leaf
Jha et al. (
2011
)
Bacillus,
Pseudomonas
Alfalfa
Root and shoot dry weight, root
length, N content in shoot
Gui˜az´
et al. (
2010
)
Enterobacterium
with
Sinorhizobium
meliloti
Chickpea, pea
Increased P uptake and biomass
Hynes
et al. (
2008
)
P. putida
and
B. japonicum
Soybean
Root and shoot dry weight,
nodulation
Rosas
et al. (
2006
)
P. putida
Alfalfa
Root and shoot dry weight,
nodulation
Rosas
et al. (
2006
)
Cereals
P. fluorescens
with
S. meliloti
Wheat
Increased dry matter accumulation
in roots and shoots, shoot
length, and P uptake
Schoebitz
et al. (
2013
)
Unidentified PSB
with farmyard
manure
Maize
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
along with FYM increased the
yield attributes and grain and
stover yields. PSB inoculation
along with FYM enhanced the
content of NPK in grain and
stover, and their uptake by grain
and stover. The inoculation of
PSB along with FYM also
enhanced the available NPK
Taipodia and
Yubbey
(
2013
)
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