Soil-Applied Boron Combined with Boron-Tolerant Bacteria (<i>Bacillus</i> sp. MN54) Improve Root Proliferation and Nodulation, Yield and Agronomic Grain Biofortification of Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.)

Soil-Applied Boron Combined with Boron-Tolerant Bacteria (<i>Bacillus</i> sp. MN54) Improve Root Proliferation and Nodulation, Yield and Agronomic Grain Biofortification of Chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.)

Chickpea is widely cultivated on calcareous sandy soils in arid and semi-arid regions of Pakistan; however, widespread boron (B) deficiencies in these soils significantly decreases its productivity. Soil application of B could improve chickpea yield and grain-B concentration. However, optimizing sui...

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Main Authors: Noman Mehboob, Mubshar Hussain, Waqas Ahmed Minhas, Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Muhammad Naveed, Shahid Farooq, Saleh Alfarraj, Ali Tan Kee Zuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
agronomic biofortification
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
grain yield
nodulation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/17/9811

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