Improving Nutrient Uptake, Growth, Yield and Protein Content in Chickpea by the Co-Addition of Phosphorus Fertilizers, Organic Manures, and Bacillus sp. MN-54

The main purpose of this study was to examine the impact different phosphorus (P) fertilizers and organic manures alone in combination with Bacillus sp. MN-54 on growth, yield, nutrient uptake, chlorophyll (SPAD value) crude proteins content chickpea. simple manure (SM), processed (PM), single super phosphate (SSP), rock (RP) were applied individually combinations soil pots, chickpea seeds treated sown selective pots. Results showed that individual use SM, PM, SSP, RP, strain significantly increased (P ? 0.05) protein as compared control treatments. While combined SM or SSP further enhanced effect. Among treatments, PM proved most effective treatment showing increase 37.5 42.6% shoot root lengths, 43.4 38.3% fresh dry weights, 36.1 36.5% 45.8% no. pods, 43.6% nodules counts, 16.0% 100-grain weight 31–36% uptake over Our findings suggest co-addition P along plant growth promoting bacteria (i.e., MN-54) not only increases yield but also improves nodulation,