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Karim A., Waseem M., Sarfaraz Q., H.T. Abbas H.T., Bashir W., Khaliq G.,. Pandrani S.F, Anwar S.Influence of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on different traits of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under dry tropical environmental conditions of Lasbela, Pakistan. Sel'skokhozyaistvennaya Biologiya [Agricultural Biology], 2026, Vol. 61, № 1, p. 143-155.
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doi: 10.15389/agrobiology.2026.1.143eng

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Acknowledgements:
Conducted within the framework of the state assignment of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project no. 124020100146-9) and additionally supported by Organic Park LLC (Kazan, Russia).

 

INFLUENCE OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA (PGPR) ON DIFFERENT TRAITS OF GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) UNDER DRY TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF LASBELA, PAKISTAN

A. Karim, M. Waseem✉, Q. Sarfaraz, H.T. Abbas, W. Bashir,
G. Khaliq, S.F. Pandrani, S. Anwar

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science, Uthal, Lasbela, Pakistan, e-mail drwaseem.agronomy@gmail.com (✉ corresponding author)

ORCID:
Karim A. orcid.org/0009-0005-2782-5445
Bashir W. orcid.org/0009-0000-2271-9954
Waseem M. orcid.org/0009-0009-7637-8038
Khaliq G. orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-2190
Sarfaraz Q. orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-2133
Pandrani S.F. orcid.org/0009-0001-1572-9801
Abbas H.T. orcid.org/0009-0002-7369-718X
Anwar S. orcid.org/0009-0008-2275-7887

Final revision received April 10, 2025
Accepted July 07, 2025

A pot experiment was carried out during summer season 2022 at the Department of Agronomy to determine the influence of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the different traits of groundnutsunder dry tropical environmental conditions of Lasbela, Pakistan. Four groundnut varieties V1 (BARI-11); V2 (FAKHARE CHAKWAL); V3(BARD-479); V4 (PSIHDWAR); were treated with PGPR and similar were also used as nontreated groundnut varieties. Twenty-four pots were used in the experiment, made from PVC material with 0.300m internal diameter and 16L capacity. Sandy loam soil was collected from the field and 2/3 of each pot was filled at 15 kg soil pot-1 and added recommended rate of fertilizer. The pots were irrigated with measured quantities of water and groundnut seeds were planted as per treatment. The result indicated that maximum performance was recorded in non-treated groundnut variety (V4: PSIH DWAR) for germinations %, dry biomass yield, dry pod yield, hundred seed weight, number of seeds in pods, root length index, number of days taken to maturity and number of pods plant-1; while in (V1: BARI 11) minimum growth and yield traits were recorded against number of branch plant-1, number of nodule plant-1, post-harvest index and plant height at maturity index. The maximum result groundnut variety (V6 FAKHARE CHAKWAL) for germination (%), branch plant-1, number of nodule plant-1, dry biomass yield, 10 seed weight, number of seed pod, harvest index, plant height at maturity, root length and days to maturity, respectively, however, minimum result was recorded number of pods plant-1 was noted in (V5: BARI-11). Moreover, the significant interactive effects for germination (%) of groundnut varieties stated that maximum interaction for germination (%) was observed in V1—V6, number of branch plant-1 in V1—V6, number of nodule plant-1 in V1—V6, dry biomass yield in V4—V8, dry pod yield in V4—V5, hundred seed weight in V2—V5, number of seed pod in V4—V6., plant height at maturity in V1—V5, root length in V3—V6 and number of pods plant-1 interaction in V4—V5. The application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) affected all varieties of groundnut significantly, especially in terms of morphological traits. Groundnut varieties (V6; FAKHARE CHAKWAL) produced maximum seed yield when treated with PGPR, while non-treated varieties (V4: PSIHDWAR) also produced maximum yield. It is suggested these two varieties are suitable for groundnut cultivation under the prevailing dry tropical environmental conditions of Lasbela, Pakistan.

Keywords: groundnut, PGPR, quantitative and qualitative traits.

 

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