TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of <i>Bacillus</i> Species Rhizobacteria on Kabuli Chickpea Plants
Growth under Pots and Field Conditions
AU - Kaki, A. Ait AU - Chaouche, N. Kacem AU - Moula, N. AU - Ali, M. Kara AU - Milet, A. AU - Benhassine, S. 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 245
EP  - 251
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2018.245.251
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2018.245.251
KW  - plant growth promotion
KW  -Bacillus
KW  -damping off
KW  -plant disease
KW  -Chickpea
KW  -biocontrol
KW  -field
AB  - In the present research, some Bacillus strains were produced at the industrial scale in order to be
tested on chickpea growth, under pots and field conditions. Bacteria reached high sporulation yields ranging
from 0.8&times;10<sup>9</sup>-2.5&times;10<sup>9</sup> and 8&times;10<sup>9</sup>-10&times;10<sup>9</sup> spores mL<sup>-1</sup> in flasks and 500 L bioreactor culture conditions,
respectively. Under pots experiment, <i>B. amyloliquefaciens</i> (9SRTS) and <i>B. amyloliquefaciens</i> (CWBI) increased
significantly the root mass (0.31 and 0.37 vs. 0.066 g, respectively) and reduced the percentage of discolored
leaves per plant (41 and 26 vs. 74%, respectively). Under field conditions, chickpea plants reached 21.59, 23.11,
20.80 cm, after 1 month of growth in lots treated with CWBI; 9SRTS; 6SEL (<i>B. atrophaeus</i>), respectively in
comparison to control (17.63 cm). Root dry mass was not affected (p&gt;0.05) and values were between 0.87 and
1.36 g. At harvest, the total number and mass of chickpea grains were higher in lots treated, compared to a
control. Importantly, <i>B. amyloliquefaciens</i> (9SRTS) showed the best effect on chickpea crop yield (236 vs. 176
grains; 153 vs. 114 g). These data estimated per hectare reached 7.65 vs. 5.7 q, so, a gain of 2 quintals per ha.
ER  -