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EFFECT OF INOCULATION METHODS OF RHIZOBIUM ON YIELD ATTRIBUTES, YIELD AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN SEED OF PEA (Pages : 30 - 35)

A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur during November, 2003 to March, 2004 to evaluate different methods of Rhizobium inoculation on yield attributes, pod and seed yields and protein content in seed of pea (Pisum sativum) cv. IPSA Motorshuti-3. Seed or soil or both seed and soil were inoculated either with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs-2001 or BARI RPs-2002. The performances of Rhizobium strains BARI RPs-2001 and BARI RPs-2002 used as seed or soil inoculation were superior to uninoculated control in all the parameters of the crop. Among the treatments, seed and soil inoculation with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs- 2002 performed best in recording number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, 1000- seed weight, pod and seed yields and protein content in seed of pea plants. The highest green pod yield (3.29 t/ha), green seed yield (1.90 t/ha), mature pod yield (1.03 t/ha) and mature seed yield (0.76 t/ha) were obtained by coinoculation of seed and soil with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs-2002 showing 53, 58, 91 and 100% increase in yield over uninoculated control, respectively. Coinoculation of both seed and soil with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs-2001 was similar to the effect of the treatment receiving seed and soil inoculation with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs-2002. There was a positive correlation among yield attributes and pod and seed yields and protein content in seed of pea. From the viewpoint of yield attributes and yield of pea, coinoculation of both seed and soil with Rhizobium strain BARI RPs-2002 was considered to be an effective treatment for achieving the maximum output through cultivation of pea in Shallow-Red Brown Terrace soil. Download