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NODULATION PATTERN AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PLANT BIOMASS IN CERTAIN PULSES

Volume : 76
Issue: Feb-feb
Pages: 61 - 65
Published: September 22, 2023
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Abstract


Nodule initiation was observed within 5 days after emergence in green gram. black gram. chickpea and pigeon pea. Detachable nodules formed 15 days after sowing in cowbea and chickpea, after 20 days in green gram and after 25 days in pigeonpes, Pigeonpea recorded the least number of nodules and nodule blomass among the legumes tested. A positive linear relationship between the age of plants and nodule number was observed in grean gram, cowpes and pigeonpea and a negative relationship in cowpea A positive correlation between nodule number and plant biomass was observed in cowpea and green gram and a negative correlation in chickpea and pigeonper.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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