Effects of bacterial inoculation with different stickers on nodulation and some yield characteristics in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

This study was conducted to determine the effects of different adhesive substances used in bacterial inoculation on nodulation and yield in chickpea seed. Field trials were established with three replications according to a randomized complete block design in Isparta location. Azkan variety and Ispanyol chickpea genotype were used as plant materials in the study. Distilled water, sugar water, milk powder, gum arabic, and methyl cellulose were utilized to adhere Rhizobium bacteria. According to the results of the study, differences among applications were found to be significant in all features except for the vegetation period. Based on the obtained data, emergence time ranged from 13.67 to 16.33 days, first flowering time from 47.33 to 49.33 days, first pod-setting time from 58.83 to 61.0 days, nodule per plant from 45.83 to 155.83, nodule weight per plant from 0.82 to 2.72 g, plant height from 36.38 to 47.20 cm, first pod height from 16.97 to 19.88 cm, number of branches from 2.11 to 2.73, number of pods per plant from 25.46 to 39.52, number of grains per plant from 25.19 to 38.30, hundred-grain weight from 39.34 to 42.16, plant weight from 12.56 to 17.71 g, plant yield from 4.25 to 7.75 g, harvest index from 38.99% to 42.04%, and grain yield from 161.12 to 266.05 kg/da. Evaluating the bacterial adherence for grain yield, it can be stated that the best applications were gum arabic and methyl cellulose.