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Table 3 (continued)

Microbial inoculant Crop Effects References

PGPR

Bacillus sp. RM-2 Cowpea (Vigna

unguiculata L.)

Increased seed

germination, shoot and

root length, biomass, and

leaf area. Increased

number of pods and seeds,

and grain yield

Minaxi et al. ( 2012 )

PGPR Spring wheat Improved shoot

morphology and

photosynthesis, water use

efficiency (WUE)

Zhu et al. ( 2014 )

Pseudomonas

fluorescen + P. putida

Jatropha

(Jatropha

curcas)

PGPR increased root

length, primary and

secondary lateral root

numbers, root diameter,

frequency of lateral root,

and specific root length

Sumarsih and

Haryanto ( 2012 )

Combination of binoculants

Azospirillum

brasilense +

Pseudomonas striata

or Bacillus polymyxa

Sorghum Increased grain and dry

matter yields, and N and P

uptake

Alagawadi and Gaur

( 1992 )

AM fungi +

Rhizobium + PGPR

A woody legume

(Anthvllis

cytisoides L.)

Improved plant growth and

nutrient uptake

Requena et al.

( 1997 )

Rhizobium +

Azotobacter + PSB +

FYM

Soybean Increased oil content in

grain, oil yield, protein

content and protein yield

Singh et al. ( 2009 )

Mesorhizobium ciceri

+ Glomus intraradices

Chickpea Increased nodulation,

yield, and P and N content

in seed and shoots

Erman et al. ( 2011 )

AM fungi +

Pseudomonas

Sorghum Plant growth promotion,

increased nutrient uptake

Praveen Kumar et al.

( 2012 )

Rhizobium + PSB Chickpea Improved grain yield,

nodulation and growth

parameters

Ahmad ( 2013 )

AM fungi,

Azospirillium

brasilense and PSB

Finger millet Increased plant height, dry

weight of root and shoot, P

and N uptake

Ramakrishnan and

Bhuvaneswari

( 2014 )

Rhizobium + PSB Pigeonpea

(Cajanus cajan)

Enhanced grain and stalk

yield, soil available P and

total P uptake by plant

Takate et al. ( 2014 )

Pseudomonas +

Rhizobium

Mung bean

(Vigna radiata

L.)

Enhanced growth

promotion and nutrient

uptake

Praveen Kumar et al.

( 2015 )

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