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Biofertilizer Technology and Pulse Production

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Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 108))

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Plant–microbe interactions are a central feature of the life of not only plants but determine the soil health and plant health, thereby leading to a healthy ecosystem. These interactions range from advantageous symbiotic associations to pathogenic disease states. An understanding of these interactions is essential for both commercial plant production and native soil health management and for maintaining overall healthy environment. Numerous rhizobial strains have been identified that show nitrogen-fixing ability, with their target host legume Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) being one of the most important legume crop of the arid zones of India, and different cultivars of chickpea have been grown under field conditions since centuries. Most of the chickpea grown soils harbor diverse group of rhizobial populations. These rhizobial populations in the soil are capable of interacting and nodulating all chickpea cultivars to varying extent depending upon the soil, site, and management practices. The achievements of biofertilizer technology in enhancing chickpea productivity in India are discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125 004, Haryana, India

    S. S. Dudeja

  2. Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, 208 024, Uttar Pradesh, India

    N. P. Singh

  3. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141 004, Punjab, India

    Poonam Sharma

  4. RAK College of Agriculture, Sehore, 466 001, Madhya Pradesh, India

    S. C. Gupta

  5. Department of Soil Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India

    Ramesh Chandra

  6. Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Bansi Dhar

  7. Agricultural Research Station, Rajendra Agriculture University, Durgapura, Jaipur, 302018, Rajasthan, India

    R. K. Bansal

  8. Department of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Banglore, 500065, Karnataka, India

    G. P. Brahmaprakash

  9. Pulse Research Unit, Dr. PDKV, Akola, 444 104, Maharashtra, India

    S. R. Potdukhe

  10. Agricultural Research Station, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

    R. C. Gundappagol

  11. Pulses Improvement Project, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, 413 722, Maharashtra, India

    B. G. Gaikawad & K. S. Nagaraj

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Dudeja, S.S. et al. (2011). Biofertilizer Technology and Pulse Production. In: Singh, A., Parmar, N., Kuhad, R. (eds) Bioaugmentation, Biostimulation and Biocontrol. Soil Biology, vol 108. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19769-7_3

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