Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
*Email: birinchi_ks@yahoo.com
Online published on 28 June, 2013.
A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of three rhizosphere competent microbial strains, viz., Pseudomonas fluorescens OKC, Trichoderma asperellum T42 and Rhizobium sp. RH4, individually and in combination in bioprimed seeds of chickpea and rajma. Seeds were sown in pots and fields and the results demonstrated that bioprimed seeds showed higher germination percentage, and better plant growth in both the crops compared to non-bioprimed control plants. It was also observed that the combined application of the microbes enhanced seed germination and plant growth better than their individual application. Among the combinations all combinations comprising of Trichoderma showed better results compared to the others and the triple microbial combination demonstrated best results in terms of seed germination and seedling growth in both chickpea and rajma.
Germination of chickpea and rajma seeds were higher in combined application of Trichoderma, Pseduomonas and Rhizobium
Seedling growth enhanced in triple microbe treatment
biopriming, chickpea, rajma, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Trichoderma asperellum, Rhizobium sp
