Treatments SY (kg/ha) HSW (g/p) Harvest index Percent yield
Uninoculated 790.83f 12.67bc 0.4c 100
18/20 kg NP ha-1 as urea and DAP 1176.47bcd 12.83abc 0.5b 148.76
18/20 kgNP ha-1 as urea and DCB 1081.00d 13.40abc 0.5b 136.69
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001 879.63ef 14.73a 0.47b 111.22
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+18/20 kg NP ha-1 as urea and DAP 790.73f 14.37abc 0.47b 99.98
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+18/20kg NP ha-1 as urea and DCB 941.10e 13.47abc 0.47b 119.00
Pseudomonas sp. 1113.00cd 14.60ab 0.5b 140.73
Pseudomonas sp.+18/20 kg NP ha-1 as urea+DAP 1209.43abc 12.90abc 0.5b 152.93
Pseudomonas sp.+18/20 kg NP ha-1 as urea and DCB 1130..47bcd 12.90abc 0.47b 142.94
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+Pseudomonas sp. 856.63ef 12.40c 0.5b 108.32
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+Pseudomonas sp.+18/20kg NP ha-1as urea and DAP 1318.53a 13.03abc 0.57a 166.72
Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+Pseudomonas sp.+18/20 kg NP ha-1 as urea and DCB 1241.73ab 13.47abc 0.6a 157.02
LSD (5%) 118.81 1.98 0.07 -
CV (%) 6.72 8.75 7.80 -
Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different. NPP: Number of pods per plant; NSP: Number of seeds per pod; SY: Seed yield; HSW: Hundred seed weight; Nr: Number; AGW: Above ground weight; DCB: Dried and crushed bone; DAP: Diammonium phosphate; N: Nitrogen and P: Phosphorous
Table 3: Effects of inoculation of Sinorhizobium ciceri, EAL 001+Pseudomonas sp. on number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, seed yield, percent yield increase and hundred-seed weight of chickpea.