Table 4.
100-seed weight, relative effectiveness and harvest index of desi and kabuli chickpea genotypes after inoculation with PGPR in different soils.
| Variety | Treatment | 100-grain weight (g) | Grain yield (Kg/ha) | Relative effectiveness(%) | Harvest index (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil 1 | Soil 2 | Soil 1 | Soil 2 | Soil 1 | Soil 2 | Soil 1 | Soil 2 | ||
| DESI VARIETIES | |||||||||
| Pb-2008 | Ca-34 | 27.38 (1.2) | 33.47 (0.4) | 1857 (93)bcde | 5898.5 (65)a | 88.31 | 82.63 | 33.07 | 73.75 |
| TAL-1148 | 18.3 (0.8) | 29.24 (0.5) | 1821.5 (54)bcde | 5153.7 (95)ab | 82.17 | 122.65 | 38.16 | 62.73 | |
| Mix | 26.02 (0.45) | 30.29 (0.1) | 2274 (66)abcde | 4592 (101)ab | 110.94 | 128.09 | 35.39 | 56.91 | |
| Control | 24.92 (0.7) | 27.58 (0.7) | 2152 (78)abcde | 3793.98 (54)abc | – | – | 33.36 | 54.87 | |
| CH23/00 | Ca-34 | 25.56 (0.8) | 28.11 (0.3) | 750.4 (12)de | 4098 (58)abc | 74.49 | 125.96 | 20.62 | 50.31 |
| TAL-1148 | 22.26 (1.14) | 25.9 (0.3) | 848 (19)de | 3480.96 (69)abc | 84.09 | 95.93 | 19.03 | 52.67 | |
| Mix | 23.83 (0.6) | 28.4 (0.6) | 1247.5 (76)de | 4047.8 (99)abc | 142.29 | 98.41 | 18.82 | 55.98 | |
| Control | 20.94 (0.4) | 26.97 (0.4) | 1509.6 (59)bcde | 3901.65 (53)abc | – | – | 25.32 | 50.67 | |
| B8/02 | Ca-34 | 26.35 (1.1) | 27.49 (0.7) | 3729.6 (77)ab | 3797 (114)abc | 279.56 | 74.58 | 59.86 | 61.83 |
| TAL-1148 | 31.26 (0.3) | 28.89 (0.1) | 2762.8 (65)abcd | 3731.8 (25)abc | 321.69 | 138.44 | 47.30 | 45.57 | |
| Mix | 20.34 (0.5) | 29.39 (0.1) | 4270 (54)a | 4724 (22)ab | 372.94 | 65.22 | 50.86 | 65.97 | |
| Control | 29.41 (0.6) | 23.43 (0.5) | 1152 (45)de | 4355.6 (59)ab | – | – | 51.03 | 57.85 | |
| 93127 | Ca-34 | 25.3 (0.4) | 26.3 (0.4) | 2186.7 (20)abcde | 3382 (63)abc | 86.79 | 92.78 | 57.43 | 61.72 |
| TAL-1148 | 22.31 (0.2) | 31.24 (0.4) | 2010 (48)abcde | 3432 (22)abc | 127.18 | 99.59 | 41.64 | 56.52 | |
| Mix | 25.09 (0.1) | 28.95 (0.7) | 2050.2 (54)abcde | 4724 (36)ab | 130.89 | 142.23 | 41.30 | 59.10 | |
| Control | 24.54 (0.6) | 25.8 (0.1) | 1827 (42)bcde | 3858 (38)abc | – | – | 52.23 | 62.36 | |
| CH21/02 | Ca-34 | 27.55 (1.2) | 34.38 (1.1) | 2426.5 (24)abcde | 4865 (52)ab | 34.61 | 77.05 | 63.82 | 58.89 |
| TAL-1148 | 32.42 (0.4) | 36.64 (0.1) | 2308.8 (82)abcde | 3908 (54)abc | 62.166 | 71.31 | 50.88 | 52.95 | |
| Mix | 31.46 (0.4) | 31.81 (0.2) | 2445.9 (33)abcde | 4616.5 (45)ab | 49.72 | 52.95 | 61.32 | 65.53 | |
| Control | 30.35 (0.6) | 30.43 (0.4) | 2147.9 (25)abcde | 4279 (11)ab | – | – | 42.01 | 45.71 | |
| CM72/02 | Ca-34 | 31 (1) | 32.15 (0.5) | 1308.7 (38)cde | 4711.95 (22)ab | 75.78 | 103.14 | 57.07 | 58.06 |
| TAL-1148 | 32.14 (0.5) | 32.68 (0.4) | 1668.6 (40)bcde | 3812.9 (47)abc | 111.64 | 75.11 | 55.77 | 62.24 | |
| Mix | 31.89 (0.4) | 32.14 (0.4) | 1457 (25)bcde | 4303.5 (33)ab | 163.42 | 90.60 | 44.75 | 59.26 | |
| Control | 32.34 (0.1) | 30.9 (0.3) | 1091 (52)de | 4708.6 (24)ab | – | – | 43.38 | 60.34 | |
| KABULI VARIETIES | |||||||||
| CM-2008 | Ca-34 | 22.66 (0.1) | 27.7 (0.1) | 3622.5 (62)abc | 3473 (36)abc | 301.43 | 273.78 | 40.32 | 55.68 |
| TAL-1148 | 18.03 (0.2) | 27.39 (0.2) | 1478.5 (24)bcde | 2934.8 (44)abc | 132.62 | 258.08 | 30.27 | 46.80 | |
| Mix | 18.25 (0.4) | 27.1 (0.1) | 1430.8 (43)bcde | 3392.7 (25)bc | 125.64 | 235.67 | 33.43 | 40.44 | |
| Control | 26.94 (0.6) | 25 (0.1) | 303 (33)e | 951 (22)c | – | – | 16.22 | 32.29 | |
| Pb-Noor-2009 | Ca-34 | 27.74 (0.1) | 26.7 (0.3) | 2025.8 (32)abcde | 3951 (51)abc | 133.90 | 71.66 | 38.64 | 76.45 |
| TAL-1148 | 28.69 (0.2) | 22.69 (0.5) | 1857 (38)bcde | 3439.9 (84)abc | 123.45 | 208.60 | 38.56 | 50.60 | |
| Mix | 27.52 (0.2) | 26.04 (0.1) | 1944.7 (41)bcde | 3480.9 (26)abc | 166.29 | 137.66 | 29.49 | 62.83 | |
| Control | 28.44 (0.2) | 22.44 (0.5) | 1133 (42)de | 3313.5 (23)abc | – | – | 33.37 | 67.05 | |
| CC121/00 | Ca-34 | 21.67 (0.1) | 25.84 (0.5) | 2241 (21)abcde | 3820.6 (22)abc | 193.46 | 106.11 | 54.14 | 68.04 |
| TAL-1148 | 22.92 (0.5) | 24.07 (0.6) | 2264 (60)abcde | 2965.9 (29)abc | 234.85 | 126.95 | 52.10 | 48.22 | |
| Mix | 25.13 (0.4) | 27.48 (1.6) | 2399.8 (22)abcde | 4368.9 (61)ab | 272.81 | 152.89 | 48.62 | 53.99 | |
| Control | 17.76 (0.8) | 25.96 (1.5) | 1172 (55)de | 3181 (62)abc | – | – | 44.35 | 52.83 | |
| PKV-2 | Ca-34 | 33.58 (0.2) | 39.62 (0.2) | 1431.9 (32)bcde | 4659.8 (32)ab | 134.41 | 132.84 | 43.54 | 67.08 |
| TAL-1148 | 29 (1) | 38.42 (0.2) | 815.9 (41)de | 3411 (18)abc | 81.472 | 133.52 | 35.09 | 61.07 | |
| Mix | 30 (0.5) | 40.29 (0.3) | 890 (22)de | 3064 (65)abc | 84.49 | 146.53 | 40.58 | 55.61 | |
| Control | 30 (0.5) | 34.64 (0.4) | 688 (54)de | 2440.9 (32)bc | – | – | 31.53 | 57.37 | |
Means in each column followed by the same letter do not differ significanlty at α 0.05(LSD). The standard error of replicates is presented in paranthesis.