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Soil + charcoal (1∶3) carrier based and liquid cultures of Rhizobia were used to inoculate wheat seed cv. HD2329. The plants received 100 kg N in two equal splits and 60 kg P2O5 and 40 kg K20 ha−1. Inoculation with rhizobia had little effect on grain yield of wheat. Significant increase in straw yield and N-uptake occurred due to inoculation.
A comparison of results of a similar experiment conducted during 1983–84, showed that inoculation with the same strains of rhizobia and application 50 kg N ha−1 as basal dressing, was more effective in increasing yield and N-uptake in wheat cv. HD2329. It appears reasonable to assume occurrence of nitrogen fixation by root nodule bacteria in rhizosphere of wheat.
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Kavimandan, S.K. Influence of Rhizobial inoculation on yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Soil 95, 297–300 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02375083
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