Studies on performance (or Effect) of endophytic bacteria in maize (Z. mays L.)

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  • R. PRATHYUSHA*, A.M. NAVALE and A.H. TADVI

Keywords:

Gluconacetobacter, Herbaspirillum, maize, nitrogenous fertilizer

Abstract

The effect of dual inoculation of Gluconacetobacter and Herbaspirillum under graded level of nitrogenous fertilizers on growth, nutrient uptake and yield of maize under field condition var. Rajarshee (KMH-22168) was conducted at Department of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology, Mahatma Phule Agricultural University, Rahuri during kharif season of 2013-2014. The result of the field experiment in general revealed that inoculation of Gluconacetobacter and Herbaspirillum along with different levels of nitrogenous fertilizer viz. 60, 80, 100 and 120 kg N ha-1 had profound effect on growth parameters viz., plant height, stem girth, root length, fresh wt. of shoot and root, dry wt. of shoot and root and grain yield compared to their counterpart uninoculated control treatment. The application of 120 kg N ha-1 with Gluconacetobacter + Herbaspirilllum was found beneficial for enhancing the total uptake of N, P and K. The yield obtained due to the application of 100 kg N ha-1 conjugated with bacterial inoculation (74.80 q ha-1) was on par with application of 120 kg N ha-1 conjugated with inoculation was observed to be 0.77 to 5.04 percent over uninoculated with control. These findings explicitly indicated the possibility of saving nitrogenous fertilizer to an extent of 60 kg N ha-1. All the inoculants significantly improved total N, P and K uptake at all the four levels of nitrogenous fertilizer. The microbial count was found to be diminishing with an increase in the level of N (kg ha-1).

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Vol. 69 No. 4s (2016): Indian Phytopathology : Special Issue

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A.H. TADVI, R. P. A. N. and. (2016). Studies on performance (or Effect) of endophytic bacteria in maize (Z. mays L.). Indian Phytopathology, 69(4s), 746-748. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/71441