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Influence of Bioinoculants on Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. under Tropical Nursery Condition

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Studies on bioinoculants interaction with D. latifolia seedlings rhizosphere experiments were carried out in tropical nursery condition on CRBD up to 180 DAT. Initially, host plant native microbial profiles were analyzed and the associative bioinoculants were identified. Beneficial bioinoculants such as N2-fixing (Rhizobium and Azospirillum), phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, Trichoderma and AM fungi are inoculated individually or in various combinations and uninoculated, totally 25 treatments (T1–T25). The bioinoculants efficiency for growth, biomass, nodulation, soil and tissues macro and micronutrients, NUE, chlorophyll and Leghemoglobin contents, rhizosphere microbial populations, SQI of D. latifolia seedlings was significantly increased at 60, 120 and 180 DAT. In general, combined treatments of T25, followed by T24 seedlings, are significantly better in performance compared to others including uninoculated control.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, India

    V. Rajesh Kannan

  2. Division of Plant Pathology, ICRI, Mayiladumpara, India

    K. Dhanapal

  3. Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India

    T. Muthukumar & K. Udaiyan

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Rajesh Kannan, V., Dhanapal, K., Muthukumar, T., Udaiyan, K. (2013). Influence of Bioinoculants on Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. under Tropical Nursery Condition. In: Velu, R. (eds) Microbiological Research In Agroecosystem Management. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1087-0_15

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