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Response of Non-irrigated Sorghum bicolor to Azospirillum Inoculation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. Sarig ,
Y. Kapulnik ,
I. Nur  and
Y. Okon
S. Sarig
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, P.O. Box 12, Israel
Y. Kapulnik
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, P.O. Box 12, Israel
I. Nur
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, P.O. Box 12, Israel
Y. Okon
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, P.O. Box 12, Israel
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Summary

In two experiments, carried out on non-irrigated fields in the Northern Negev region of Israel, inoculation of Sorghum bicolor with bacteria of the genus Azospirillum resulted in significant increases over controls of 17% in grain yield of cv. 610 and of 19% in the forage yield of cv. 6078. In addition, significant increases over controls in plant dry weight, mineral content (N, P and K) and panicle number were obtained by inoculation of cv. 610.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 59 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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