Sl.

No.

Treatments

Plant Growth Parameters

Root length (cm)

Root length (cm)

Lateral root no.

Nodule no.

Root dry weight (g)

Shoot dry weight (g)

Seed dry weight (mg)

S:R**

Soil pH***

1

Control

24.3 ± 0.6^a

13.86 ± 1.1^a

15.0 ± 1.21^ab

9.16 ± 0.87^a

2.46 ± 0.3^ab

10.93 ± 1.1a

Empty pods*

4.43

6.6 ± 0.4

2

NPK100%

34.6 ± 1.3^bcde

19.0 ± 0.7^abc

27.5 ± 2.3^def

12.3 ± 0.2^ab

2.3 ± 0.26^a

13.46 ± 1.0^abcd

Vegetative*

5.86

5.6 ± 0.5

3

NPK50%

31.9 ± 1.2^bcd

15.08 ± 1.7^ab

23.6 ± 2.2^cdef

8.83 ± 1.78^a

4.03 ± 0.45^bcd

11.6 ± 0.53^ab

11.2 ± 3.2^cd

2.88

6.1 ± 0.3

4

FYM100%

36.7 ± 0.6^de

20.36 ± 0.9^bc

24.3 ± 0.8^cdef

24.66 ± 1.41^d

4.33 ± 0.15^cd

14.16 ± 0.5^abcd

14.6 ± 5.1^e

3.27

6.7 ± 0.3

5

FYM50%

38.4 ± 1.0^e

16.16 ± 0.6^ab

21.8 ± 1.3^bcde

28.16 ± 1.d^e

4.13 ± 0.23^bcd

12.96 ± 0.81^abc

6.5 ± 3.4^b

3.14

6.5 ± 0.1

6

NPK50% + FYM50%

32.0 ± 1.8^bcd

18.08 ± 0.6^abc

29.16 ± 1.85^e

22.83 ± 2.6^cd

3.83 ± 0.43^abcd

11.7 ± 1.03^ab

8.4 ± 3.6b^c

3.05

6.5 ± 0.3

7

PR5

30.4 ± 0.8^b

14.86 ± 0.4^ab

25.6 ± 0.5^cdef

16.0 ± 0.52^abc

2.76 ± 0.2^abc

12.43 ± 0.3^abc

2.6 ± 0.96^a

4.49

5.9 ± 0.2

8

NPK100% + PR5

30.9 ± 1.5^bc

16.16 ± 1.4^ab

11.8 ± 1.56^a

19.66 ± 1.41^bc

6.2 ± 0.32^e

15.3 ± 0.2^bcd

16.5 ± 4.2^e

2.47

5.9 ± 0.1

9

NPK50% + PR5

36.1 ± 1.2^cde

16.96 ± 1.5^ab

19.5 ± 1.9^bc

11.166 ± 1.99^a

3.66 ± 0.3^abcd

15.73 ± 0.4^cd

25.8 ± 4.8^f

4.29

6.0 ± 0.1

10

FYM100% + PR5

34.5 ± 0.9^bcde

20.36 ± 0.9^bc

24.8 ± 1.08^cdef

39.0 ± 1.59^f

6.33 ± 0.43^e

13.8 ± 0.6^acd

*FS

2.18

7.0 ± 0.3

11

FYM50% + PR5

35.8 ± 0.9^bcde

23.33 ± 2.0^c

29.33 ± 1.20^f

33.33 ± 1.5^ef

5.3 ± 0.32^de

16.7 ± 0.74 ^d

15.6 ± 5.1^e

3.15

6.5 ± 0.2

12

NPK50% + FYM50% + PR5

36.2 ± 1.3^cde

15.41 ± 1.5^a

20.6 ± 1.1^bcd

21.83 ± 1.8^cd

4.36 ± 0.22^cd

12.1 ± 0.4^acd

10 ± 2.7^cd

2.77

6.0 ± 0.3