Vandna Saxena* and Jaya Mohan**
*Division of Microbiology
**Division of Agriculture Chemicals,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi-110012
Abstract: The field trial with inoculants Azospirillum brasliense and Pseudomonas striata and insecticide carbofuran showed significant increase in grain yield, there was significant decrease in dead heart formation with carbofuran. With application of ammonium sulphate at the rate of 100kg N/ha a yield of 34.75g/ha was obtained and with Azospirillum a yield of 32.0g/ha was obtained. The results clearly indicated that inoculation with A. brasliense could save about 60kgN/ha since a basal dose of 40kgN/ha as ammonium sulphate was provided.
Keywords: Azospirillum brasliense, Pseudomonas, Nitrogen uptake
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