[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "POTENTIAL OF RHIZOBIUM SPECIES TO ENHANCE GROWTH AND FODDER YIELD OF MAIZE IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF L-TRYPTOPHAN",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Qureshi",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Shahzad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Imran",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mushtaq",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Ali",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mujeeb",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2013]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "23",
  "issue": "5",
  "page": "1448-1454",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>Legumes are very well known for their symbiotic relationships with&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium,</em>&nbsp;responsible for specific structure i.e. nodules on 90% of family Fabaceae and displayed all possible means for improving the fertility of soils.&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;due to its great colonizing ability may be used in non-legumes for improving crop growth. The physiological precursors are cost effective, water soluble and provide hormones continuously. Present study was planned to assess the&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;species of (chickpea, berseem and lentil) with and without L-Tryptophan (L-TRP) on yield parameters of maize. On the basis of auxin biosynthesis potential, isolates of&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;sp (Cp3, Br3 and Lt2) were selected for experimentation. Results revealed that&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;isolates (Cp3, Br3 and Lt2) improved the growth and fodder yield of maize over control and impact was further prominent with the application of L-TRP. Interaction of L-TRP and&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;species (Cp3, Br3 and Lt2) increased the fresh fodder and dry matter yield than their separate application. Increase in fresh fodder and dry matter yield (28.02, 37.89 and 26.88%) and (28.82, 39.36 and 25.73%) was observed with interaction of L-TRP and&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;species (Cp3, Br3 and Lt2), respectively. Study clearly demonstrated that interaction of L-TRP and&nbsp;<em>Rhizobium</em>&nbsp;species (Cp3, Br3 and Lt2) improved the plant NP content, chlorophyll (a and b) content, photosynthetic, transpiration and photo active radiation and plant physical parameters. Results showed that precursor-inoculum interaction is an efficient approach and may be tested in different ecologies.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2013-JAPS-536"
}]