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In a pot experiment done with 6 different combinations viz. pure soil, soil+biochar, soil+Bacillus sp., soil+biochar+Bacillus sp., soil+biochar+commercial biofertilizer (Biozyme), and soil+chemical fertilizer (DAP)], the length and biomass of root and shoot and seed yield were measured in French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Generally all the treatments showed the significant enhancement at P<0.05 in growth and yield as compared to plants grown in pure soil. It was observed that addition of biochar to soil influenced the growth and yield of plants positively but inoculation of Bacillus sp. further improved it. The combination in which soil was amended with biochar supported good growth, yield and nutrient uptake but when this was further amended with either of Bacillus sp. or Biozyme, the best results were produced. The treatment, Soil+Biochar+Bacillus sp. also showed maximum rhizobacterial proliferation in rhizosphere of plants and % N contents in shoots, whereas highest P content was observed in Soil+DAP, followed by Soil+Biochar+Bacillus sp. combination. Hence, it can be concluded that both biochar and the bioinoculant, Bacillus sp. are good treatments for sustainable agriculture.