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- Volume 24 (2013)
- Bioinoculants: More...
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008-011
- Schlagwort(e)
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plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, non-target effects, bioinoculants, Cajanus cajan
- Zusammenfsg.
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Bioinoculants are believed to be an eco-friendly alternative to chemicals that have been used extensively in agriculture thereby contaminating the environment. The mechanism by which bioinoculants lead to positive effect on plant growth is not completely understood. A largely ignored aspect in the development and release of bioinoculants has been studies on their impact on the indigenous soil microbial community. The introduction of bioinoculants, in numbers which largely exceed their normal populations, can change the microbial community structure and function in both positive and negative ways. The study aimed to assess the effects (target and non-target) of bioinoculants introduced in the rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan in Indian agricultural soil. Significant impact of bioinoculants on plant growth parameters was observed. Using cultivation-dependent approach the effect of the bioinoculants on other rhizospheric communities was analysed.