Interactive effect of ambient and elevated levels of tropospheric ozone, nutrition and PGPR on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

SETHUPATHI  NEDUMARAN; D K  SHARMA; ARTI  BHATIA; MANOJ  SHRIVASTAVA; Y S  SHIVAY; DEEPASRI  MOHAN; G K  DINESH; KOKILA  MURUGESAN; MANU SUNDAVALU  MAHADEVA

doi:10.56093/ijas.v94i5.146020

Authors

SETHUPATHI NEDUMARAN ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
D K SHARMA ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
ARTI BHATIA ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
MANOJ SHRIVASTAVA ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Y S SHIVAY ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
DEEPASRI MOHAN Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Chatha, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
G K DINESH SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Baburayanpettai, Tamil Nadu
KOKILA MURUGESAN ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
MANU SUNDAVALU MAHADEVA ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i5.146020

Keywords:

Chickpea, Growth, Nitrogen, Ozone, PGPR, Yield

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during 2020 and 2021 at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, to study the interactive effect of nutrient and PGPR (Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria) on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer aeritinum L.) cv. Pusa 3043 under ambient and elevated levels of ozone in FAOE (Free air ozone enrichment). A loss of 15–16% in dry matter production was observed under elevated ozone (EO₃) when compared to ambient ozone (AO₃) conditions. Seed treatment with PGPR was found to compensate for this loss as an increase in seed yield 18–19% was observed over untreated seeds. In terms of seed yield, the PGPR treatments with 75% nitrogen showed significant improvement compared to the recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) application. A yield increase of 12% and 14% was observed with PGPR like RPAN8 (Anabena laxa) and An-Rh (Anabena torulosa with Mesorhizobium ciceri) (chickpea rhizobium) respectively, suggesting an advantage of an–Rh over RPAN8 under EO₃. A combination of both PGPRs outperformed the individual PGPR, showing a 19% yield increase over RDF. This proves the potential of seed treatment with PGPR (RPAN8 and An-Rh) in ameliorating tropospheric ozone-induced stress in chickpea plants.

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