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Co-inoculation with Enterobacter and Rhizobacteria on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Alluvial Soil Under Indo-Gangetic Plain of India

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The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of co-inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria on growth promotion, yield, and nutrient uptake by wheat. Out of twenty-five bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere soils of cereal, vegetable, and agro-forestry plants in eastern Uttar Pradesh, three superior most plant growth-promoting (PGP) isolates were characterized as Serratia marcescens, Microbacterium arborescens, and Enterobacter sp. based on their biochemical and 16S rDNA gene sequencing data and selected them for evaluating their PGP effects on growth and yield of wheat. Among them, Enterobacter sp. and M. arborescens fixed significantly higher amounts (9.32 ± 0.57 and 8.89 ± 0.58 mg Ng−1 carbon oxidized, respectively) of atmospheric nitrogen and produced higher amounts (27.06 ± 1.70 and 26.82 ± 1.63 TP 100 µg mL−1, respectively) of IAA in vitro compared to S. marcescens (8.32 ± 0.39 mg Ng−1 carbon oxidized and 21.29 ± 0.99 TP 100 µg mL−1). Although both M. arborescens and S. marcescens solubilized remarkable amounts of phosphate from tricalcium phosphate likely through production of organic acids, however, Enterobacter sp. was inactive. The effects of these three rhizobacteria were evaluated on wheat in alluvial soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plain by inoculation of plants with bacterial isolates either alone or in combinations in both pot and field conditions for two successive years. Rhizobacterial inoculation either alone or in consortium of varying combinations significantly (P ≤ 0.05) increased growth and yield of wheat compared to mock inoculated controls. A consortium of two or three rhizobacterial isolates also significantly increased plant height, straw yield, grain yield, and test weight of wheat in both pot and field trials compared to single application of any of these isolates. Among the rhizobacterial treatment, co-inoculation of three rhizobacteria (Enterobacter, M. arborescens and S. marcescens) performed best in promotion of growth, yield, and nutrient (N, P, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe) uptake by wheat. Taken together, our results suggest that co-inoculation of Enterobacter with S. marcescens and M. arborescens could be used for preparation of an effective formulation of PGP consortium for eco-friendly and sustainable production of wheat.

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The authors are thankful to Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research for funding the research work. Thanks are also due to the Head, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, for providing the necessary facilities required for conducting the research work.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

    Ashok Kumar, B. R. Maurya & Vijay Singh Meena

  2. Department of Botany, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

    Ashok Kumar & R. Raghuwanshi

  3. ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand, 263601, India

    Vijay Singh Meena

  4. Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh

    M. Tofazzal Islam

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Kumar, A., Maurya, B.R., Raghuwanshi, R. et al. Co-inoculation with Enterobacter and Rhizobacteria on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Alluvial Soil Under Indo-Gangetic Plain of India. J Plant Growth Regul 36, 608–617 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-016-9663-5

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