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Liquid microbial inoculants (LMIs) can play a paramount role in integrated nutrient management as these are renewable and eco-friendly sources of plant nutrition. Here, we evaluated the impact of LMIs, such as of  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia  and  Azotobacter  sp., on the growth and yield parameters of cluster bean ( Cyamopsis tetragonoloba  (L.) Taub.). The bacterial culture,  S. maltophilia , was isolated from the nodules of cluster bean and identified by sequencing the  16SrRNA  gene. On applying LMIs and 75% recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) (T 7 ), a significant improvement in plant height, dry fodder yield and seed yield was observed. Besides, there was a ~ 10% increase in all the other growth and yield attributes, such as no. of branches, no. of pods, pod length, no. of grains per pod, and 1000-grain weight. The increase in seed yield and dry fodder yield with T 7  over the T 1  (RDF) was 16% and 19%, respectively. Moreover, the total energy output of different treatments as computed from the main products ranged from 69,973.5 to 82,490.1 MJha −1 . This might be due to higher seed and dry fodder yield with LMIs. The different LMI treatments increased the net returns of cluster beans over the control (T 7 , US$ 527.91). The soil analysis revealed the improvement in macro (N, P and K) and micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn) by 10–20% after the LMI treatments. Thus, priming seeds with LMIs could be an effective strategy to stimulate the growth of cluster beans without compromising the soil fertility.

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Impact of liquid microbial inoculants of  Azotobacter  sp. and  Stenotrophomonas maltophilia  on soil fertility and productivity-cum-economics of cluster beans