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Response of strains of Rhizobium on nodulation, grain yield, protein and amino acids content of chick pea (Cicer arietinum Linn.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. Rai  and
S. N. Singh
R. Rai
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Research Institute
S. N. Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Tirhut College of Agriculture, Rajendra Agricultural University, Dholi (Muzaffarpur), Bihar, India
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Summary

Nine strains of Rhizobium sp. were studied in vivo for their nodulation capacity, leghaemoglobin content, grain yield, crude protein and 16 amino acids content, in the chick pea variety C 235 grown on a calcareous saline alkali soil. There was no significant correlation between grain yield and number of nodules (r = 0·37) or dry weight of nodules (r = 0·29), but grain yield was significantly correlated with leghaemoglobin content of nodules (r = 0·95). Of the 16 amino acids analysed in seed samples, aspartic, glutamic, proline and histidine were greatest with strain H 45; glycine, leucine and arginine with strain F 6; norleucine, tyrosine and phenylalanine with strain KG 38; and alanine and valine were greatest with strain KG 41. Strain KG 38 led to significantly higher grain yield than the other strains.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , August 1979 , pp. 47 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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