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Response of Pearl Millet Cultivars to Inoculation with Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

S. P. Wani ,
S. Chandrapalaiah  and
P. J. Dart
S. P. Wani
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru PO, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
S. Chandrapalaiah
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru PO, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
P. J. Dart
Affiliation:
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru PO, Andhra Pradesh 502 324, India
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Summary

The results of field experiments conducted with millet cultivars inoculated with different nitrogen-fixing bacteria at the ICRISAT Centre, Hyderabad, India are described. Significant interactions were observed between host cultivars and bacterial strains, but some cultivars showed consistently increased grain and dry matter yields, suggesting the possibility of exploiting suitable plant and nitrogen-fixing bacterial associations for increasing grain yield. Inoculation also resulted in increased nitrogen uptake up to 14.9 kg ha−1, and larger grain nitrogen contents.

Type
Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 175 - 182
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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