A field experiment on “Effect of microbial consortia on growth, nodulation, yield and nutrient uptake of soybean” was carried out during Kharif 2018-19 under the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural experiment was laid out under r andomized block design (RBD) with 3 replications and 9 treatments comprising beneficial microorganisms of Actinomycetes, Arthrobacter and PGPR (P. fluorescens) in possible co mbinations applied as seed treatments and additionally was applied as foliar application at 20, 40 and 60 DAS of the crop growth stages. | Effect of microbial consortia on growth, nodulation, yield and nutrient uptake of soybean in vertisol of central India