Biology and Fertility of Soils

, Volume 46, Issue 2, pp 169–174 | Cite as

Co-inoculation of the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica with the phosphate-solubilising bacterium Pseudomonas striata affects population dynamics and plant growth in chickpea

  • Kamlesh K. Meena
  • Sukumar Mesapogu
  • Manish Kumar
  • Mahesh S. Yandigeri
  • Geeta Singh
  • Anil K. Saxena
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Abstract

In this study, inoculation of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) with the novel symbiotic fungus (Piriformospora indica) was analysed in combination with the Tn5-lacZ-tagged phosphate-solubilising bacterium Pseudomonas striata. This study aims to evaluate whether the co-inoculation of these two species would enhance the population buildup of P. striata in the rhizosphere, P uptake, growth and yield of chickpea. Single inoculation of P. indica and P. striata has a negative effect on plant growth and yield of chickpea. Data showed that the combination of the two microorganisms had a synergistic effect on population buildup of P. striata and plant dry biomass with respect to their single inoculation. However, the P uptake was not significantly influenced by single or combined inoculation of two species. At 20 days after sowing, the influence of combined inoculation on the population of P. striata was positive; at 60 days after sowing, it was neutral as the populations in treatments with single and combined inoculation were at par; and at harvest, it was negative The population of P. striata was higher at flowering stage as compared to 20 days after sowing and at harvest.

Keywords

Pseudomonas striata Piriformospora indica Chickpea Rhizosphere Population dynamics 
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Acknowledgements

This research was supported and funded by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi, India. The authors are thankful to the IARI for providing the financial and research support. The authors are thankful to Drs. Ajit Varma and R. Simon for providing the cultures.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Kamlesh K. Meena
    • 1
  • Sukumar Mesapogu
    • 1
  • Manish Kumar
    • 1
  • Mahesh S. Yandigeri
    • 1
  • Geeta Singh
    • 2
  • Anil K. Saxena
    • 2
  1. 1.National Bureau of Agriculturally Important MicroorganismsMau Nath BhanjanIndia
  2. 2.Division of MicrobiologyIndian Agricultural Research InstituteNew DelhiIndia

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