eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-05-07 8 2 833 836 9821 article B. G. Rajbhoj 2 M. M. V. Baig 1 Department of Botany, Sundarrao More Arts, Commerce and Science College Poladpur, Dist .Raigad - 402 403 (India). Department of Botany and Biotechnology, Yeshwant Mahavidyalya, Nanded - 431 602 (India). A locally isolated strain of Rhizobia (UR5) of Urd bean from Marathwada region of Maharashtra state was assessed for its efficacy to be used as an inoculant. various carriers were inoculated with this strain in the pot trials. The assessment was done by the counting the number of nodules per plant plant and increase in weight of the plant. The newly isolated strain UR5 worked better with jaggery slurry medium in Urd bean. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol8no2/performance-of-local-rhizobial-strain-from-marathwada-region-of-maharashtra-state-as-inoculant-of-urd-bean-vigna-mungo-l-hepper-with-different-carriers/ Local strain specific Rhizobia UR5; Vigna mungo; carrier