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Yield response of rice to root inoculation with Azospirillum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

V. Rajaramamohan Rao ,
D. N. Nayak ,
P. B. B. N. Charyulu  and
T. K. Adhya
V. Rajaramamohan Rao
Affiliation:
Division of Soil Science and Microbiology, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India
D. N. Nayak
Affiliation:
Division of Soil Science and Microbiology, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India
P. B. B. N. Charyulu
Affiliation:
Division of Soil Science and Microbiology, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India
T. K. Adhya
Affiliation:
Division of Soil Science and Microbiology, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India
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Summary

Response of rice to root inoculation with Azospirillum under different N fertility levels was studied over three consecutive seasons under tropical conditions. The response to Azospirillum was more pronounced at lower levels (30 and 45 kg N/ha) of fertilizer N than at a higher level (60 kg N/ha). Although the root inoculation with Azospirillum resulted in a significant increase in mean yields of both grain and straw especially at low levels of N (30 and 45 kg N/ha), the interaction between the N fertilizer and inoculation was not statistically significant.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 100 , Issue 3 , June 1983 , pp. 689 - 691
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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