“…The increase in the yield could be due to greater availability of nutrient in soil and inoculation resulting in better growth and development which might be attributed to better mobilization of different nutrients and increased allocation of photosynthesis towards the economic parts and also hormonal balance on the plant. The findings corroborate with the findings of Laxman Singh and S Mukherjee ( 2000), Shaheen et al, (2016), Kumbar et al, (2017), , Shilpa et al, (2017), Nchang et al, (2018).…”