Potential of Rhizobium and PGPR to Enhance Growth and Fodder Yield of Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) in the Presence and Absence of Tryptamine
Fraza Ijaz1*, Umair Riaz2, Shazia Iqbal3, Qamar uz Zaman4, Muhammad Furqan Ijaz5, Hina Javed1, Muhammad Amjad Qureshi1, Zuhra Mazhar3, Ahmad Hassan Khan6, Hassan Mehmood7 and Ijaz Ahmad8
1Soil Bacteriology Section, Agriculture Biotechnology Research Institute, AARI Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan; 3Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 4Department of Environmental Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan; 5Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Chiniot, Pakistan; 6Fodder Research Sub-station, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 7Department of Soil Sciences, University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 8Ecotoxicology Research Program, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Figure 1
Effect of treatment on fresh fodder berseem yield; T1: Control, T2: Rhizobium Inoculation, T3: PGPR Inoculation, T4: Co-Inoculation, T5: Control + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T6: Rhizobium + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T7: PGPR +Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T8: Co-Inoculation + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M.
Figure 2
Effect of treatment on dry matter yield; T1: Control, T2: Rhizobium Inoculation, T3: PGPR Inoculation, T4: Co-Inoculation, T5: Control + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T6: Rhizobium + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T7: PGPR +Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T8: Co-Inoculation + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M.
Figure 3
Effect of treatment on plant height; T1: Control, T2: Rhizobium Inoculation, T3: PGPR Inoculation, T4: Co-Inoculation, T5: Control + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T6: Rhizobium + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T7: PGPR +Tryptamine @ 10-5 M, T8: Co-Inoculation + Tryptamine @ 10-5 M.