Performance of Urban Waste Compost and Biofertilizers on Nodulation, Grain Yield and Microbial Population in Soybean Dhawase N.S., Harne A.D., Rakhonde P.N., Ikhe U.D. Samarth Agriculture College, Deulgaon Raja, Dist. Buldana, Maharashtra, 443204 Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract The present investigation was carried out to study the performance of Urban Waste Compost and Biofertilizers on Nodulation, Grain Yield and Microbial Population in Soybean crop in kharif 200809 in randomized block design (RBD) with ten treatments in three replications by conducting field experiment consisting of individual and compounded treatment of UWC, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, PSB and reduced RDCF and compared with controls. The applied Bradyrhizobium japonicum nodulated the roots efficiently and PSB solubilized phosphate to trigger greening and growth of the plant. UWC enriched the soil by organic matter and offered the matrix conducive for establishment of applied and native plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. The reduced RDCF supplemented nutrients adequately and the applied consortium of biofertilizers increased the availability and residual effect of these nutrients, thus saving chemical fertilizers to the extent of 25–50%. Overall, effect of UWC, biofertilizers and reduced RDCF in soybean crop increase the nodulation, grain yield and microbial population in rhizospheric soil. Top Keywords Urban Waste Compost, Biofertilizer, Bradyrhizobium, Soybean. Top |