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Zn2+ at 5 ppm and phosphate at 20 and 40 ppm improved the growth and nodulation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at two levels of salinity (4.34 and 8.3 dS m−1). Augmentation with Zn2+ at 5 ppm provided protection to the plant under saline conditions by reducing the Na+:K+ ratio in the shoot. The shoot nitrogen content with 5 ppm Zn2+ and 20 ppm phosphate was equal to that of a non-saline control. No significant effect on nitrogenase activity was observed.
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Saxena, A.K., Rewari, R.B. Influence of phosphate and zinc on growth, nodulation and mineral composition of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under salt stress. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 7, 202–205 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00328991
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