Table 5 Response of rhizosphere soil chemical properties of chickpea at its maturity to the application of different strains of Streptomyces sp. in a Vertisol during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 post-rainy seasons

CAI-17

656

11.2^*

0.51^*

737

11.1^*

0.56

CAI-68

703^*

10.4

0.49^*

744

10.2

0.54

CAI-78

714^*

12.2^*

0.56^*

815^*

11.3^*

0.67^*

KAI-26

666

10.8^*

0.45

724

10.2

0.57

KAI-27

668

10.8^*

0.47

720

6.9

0.58

Control

632

10.1

0.47

735

6.9

0.55

Mean

673

10.9

0.49

746

9.4

0.58

SEM±

13.6^*

0.13^***

0.004^***

15.2^*

0.67^**

0.016^*

CV%

3

2

1

3

10

4