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Table 3 (continued)

Microbial inoculant Crop Effects References

Azospirillum,

Azotobacter,

Klebsiella

Pearl millet Increased total root and

shoot N

Tiwari et al. ( 2003 )

Azotobacter Pearl millet Increased grain yield Venkataraman and

Tilak ( 1990 )

A. chroococcum Mac

68

Pearl millet Increased grain yield by

17.9 %

Sangwan et al.

( 2011 )

Azotobacter strain

Azo-8

Wheat Increased plant fresh and

dry biomass, seed weight,

grain yield

Singh et al. ( 2013 )

Biocontrol agents

Pseudomonas,

Burkholderia

Moongbean

(Vigna radiata

L.)

Biocontrol of

Macrophomina phaseolina

(charcoal rot). Improved

seed germination, plant

biomass and yield

parameters such as number

of pods and seeds, and

grain yield

Minaxi and Saxena

( 2010 )

Pseudomonas

fluorescens (biocontrol

agent)

Pearl millet Biocontrol of Sclerospora

graminicola (downy

mildew). Enhanced

germination, seedling

vigour, plant height, leaf

area, tillering capacity,

seed weight and yield

Niranjan et al.

( 2004 )

T. viride Mungbean

(Vigna mungo

L.)

Significant reduction in

root rot (M. phaseolina)

incidence leading to yield

increase

Leo Daniel et al.

( 2011 )

Nutrient solubilizers, mobilizers

Bacillus megatherium

var.

Sugarcane Improved plant-available P

status in soil, enhanced

tillering, stalk population

and stalk weight, leading

to enhanced cane yield

(12.6 %)

Sundara et al. ( 2002 )

Phosphaticum (PSB)

PSB Sorghum Increased earhead weight,

grain yield, P content and

P uptake in root and grain

Appanna ( 2007 )

AM fungi Corn-

fingermillet

(Eleusine

coracana L.)

cropping system

Increased plant height,

yield, P uptake

Shrestha et al. ( 2009 )

AM fungi Corn Increased soil

concentration of N,

available P, K and organic

C, growth and yield

Astiko et al. ( 2013 )

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