Worn tires of cars are considered as the most important pollutant sourceofenvironment. A new proposedapproach to tire rubber disposal irecyclingandapplyingit in the formofground orashiagricultureas a zinc-containingfertilizer. To better understandthe possibilityof using thiwastematerialas Zn fertilizer,it is necessary to evaluate their effectooil microbial populatioi.e.,alfalfa- Rhizobium symbiotic relationship. Nano- particles of tire rubber ash (ZNTRA) were produced by ashing ground tire rubber at 550 ? C for 10 h. The results showed thattire rubber ashcontains about10%zincandegligible levels of Cd and Pb. The present research study consistedof two parts,in thefirst part, the effect of rubberash on microbialactivity of Sinorhizobium meliloti itwo soils with different textures i.e., clay loam and sandy clay loam was investigated. In the second part,the effects of ZNTRA as aource ofzincandZn-sulfate on somecharacteristicof alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) plant inoculated with S. meliloti were studied. The resulthowed thataddition of ZNTRA at the levelof125 mg/kg iandyclayloam soilhadtoxic effecto S . meliloti . Soil microbial respiration was notaffected by the presence of ZNTRA over time andthe number of bacteria remained constant at all levels of ZNTRA. The results ofmicrobialrespiratioandacteriumcounthowed that toxic effects ofZNTRA i clay loamoil was lower than sandyclay loam soil. Application of ZNTRA containing 125 mg/L Zn hada negative effect ofreshmaof alfalfa plants inoculated with S. meliloti . It seemthat the usage of ZNTRA with 125 mg/L Zn hadtoxic effecto S. meliloti , while applying Zn-sulfate with 125 mg/L Zn increased fresh mass of alfalfa plants inoculated with S. meliloti . The resultindicate thation-inoculatedconditions, application of rubber ash at the level of 125 mg/L significantly increase d shoot dry mass of alfalfa. Increasing zinc concentration , regardleof supplying source, increased shoot and root Zn concentratioandleaf chlorophyll contentof the studied plant(inoculatedandon-inoculated). The effect ofZNTRA ohootitrogen concentration wagreater thazinc sulfate. The results showed thatapplicatioofZNTRA improved theantioxidativecapacity of alfalfa. Keywords : Rubber ash, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Respiration, Alfalfa, Zinc