evaluating effect of biofertilizer on nodulation and soybean (glycine max l) plants growth characteristics under water deficit stress of seed

in order to evaluate the effects of biofertilizer on soybean (glycine max l.) seed vigor that produced under water deficit condition and related traits, an experiment was conducted in a factorial layout based of complete randomized block design with four replications at the research greenhouse of aboureihan campus- tehran university, iran. experimental treatments were include biofertilizer (seed inoculation with bradyrhizobium japonicum, co-inoculation with bradyrhizobium japonicum and pseudomonas fluorescens, co-inoculation with bradyrhizobium japonicum and glomus mosseae), cultivar (zalta zalha and clark×hobbit line) and water deficit stress [irrigation plants after 50 (normal irrigation), 100 (medium stress), 150 (sever stress) mm evaporation from pan class a, in parents field]. results showed that the water deficit stress had negative effects on seed quality and seedling emergence percentage, mean daily seedling emergence, root, leaf and shoot dry weight, number of nodule were decreased. zaltazalha cultivar had higher shoot dry weight and number of leaf compared with other cultivars. applications of biofertilzer was effective on stem diameter, root, leaf and shoot dry weight, number of leaf and nodule and those attributes increased by co-inoculation of bradyrhizobium japonicum and glomus mosseae. also, use of biofertilizer in stress levels was effective on stem dry weight. stem dry weight was increased by co-inoculation of cultivar seeds with bradyrhizobium japonicum and glomus mosseae.