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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 6
First page : (287) Last page : (292)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7061

Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Growth, Yield and Quality of Shankapushpi (Clitorea ternatea L.) Under Irrigated Situation

Dhanraj, P.¹, Mallikarjuna Gowda, A. P.², Shankarappa, T. H.³, Anil kumar, S.⁴,  
Praneeth, Y. S.5, Tulasigeri, G.6 and Suma, A. M.7

¹M.Sc (Hort.), College of Horticulture, GKVK post Bengaluru, 560065
²Senior scientist and Head, ICAR KVK Bengaluru Rural, Doddaballapura, Karnataka, 561203
³Assitant professor Department of soil microbiology College of Horticulture, Kolar, 563101
⁴Assitant professor Department of soil science RHREC, Bengaluru560065
⁵Ph.D (Hort.), College of Horticulture, GKVK post Bengaluru, 560065
⁶M.Sc (Hort.), College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, 587102
⁷M.Sc (Hort.), College of Horticulture, GKVK post Bengaluru, 560065
*Corresponding Author E-mail: dhanrajpnaik96@gmail.com
Received: 15.02.2018 | Revised: 21.12.2018 | Accepted: 28.12.2018  

 ABSTRACT

A field experiment was conducted to assess the Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on growth, yield and quality of shankapushpi (Clitorea ternatea L.) under irrigated situation at College of Horticulture, UHS campus, GKVK Post, Bengaluru during 2016-2017. The experiments were comprised of ten treatments and they were replicated thrice in RCBD. The maximum plant height (16.25 cm, 32.15 cm, 65.50 cm and 84.07 cm at 30, 60, 90 and at harvest, respectively, number of branches (6.00, 9.00.12.50 and 16.50 at 30, 60, 90 and at harvest, respectively, early germination (5.73), germination percentage (89.07) and early flowering (41.33) were recorded with seed treatment of Bradyrhizobium japonicum + Pseudomonas fluorescence with application of full dose of RDF. The maximum number of pods per plant (60.48), length of pod (9.67 cm), width of pod (1.03 cm), weight of pod (0.74 g), seed weight (0.51 g) test weight (4.35 g), seed yield (16.50 Q ha-1), biological yield (43.76 Q ha-1), economical yield (34.93 Q ha-1) and crude protein content (6.9%) were obtained with seed treatment of Bradyrhizobium japonicum + Pseudomonas fluorescence with application of full dose of RDF.

Key words: Shankapushpi, Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Pseudomonas fluorescence.

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Cite this article: Dhanraj, P., Mallikarjuna Gowda, A. P., Shankarappa, T. H., Anil kumar, S.,   Praneeth, Y. S., Tulasigeri, G. and Suma, A. M., Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Growth, Yield and Quality of Shankapushpi (Clitorea ternatea L.)” Under Irrigated Situation, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(6): 287-292 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7061