title: Effectiveness of Azotobacter bio-inoculant for wheat grown under dryland condition.
abstract: Judicious use of chemicals along with biofertilizers and organic resources are advocated for sustaining crop productivity and soil health, and meeting a part of fertilizer requirement for different crops. In the present study, different combinations of nitrogen (urea and/or farmyard manure) doses with Azotobacter strain (Azo-8) were experimented for a dryland wheat variety GW-273. It was observed that the combination of Azotobacter strain (Azo-8) along with urea (60KgN ha-1) and farm yard manure (40KgN ha -1) gave the best response. It resulted in more than 23% and 36% increase in shoot fresh weight and dry weight, 26% and 38% increase in root fresh weight and dry weight, 39% increase in test weight of seeds and 27% increase in yield over control. The results of present experiments can be utilized in integrated nutrient management for wheat cultivation in dryland areas to provide sustainability to the agricultural productivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar-385 506, India nirbhaysingh78@gmail.com
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar-385 506, India
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, C.P. College of Agriculture, S.D. Agricultural University, S.K. Nagar-385 506, India
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D001395:Azotobacter / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D005308:Fertilizers / Q000032:analysis; D007194:India; D008372:Manure / Q000032:analysis; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D058441:Rhizosphere; D012639:Seeds / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014908:Triticum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D014508:Urea / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D008372:Manure; D012987:Soil; D014508:Urea; D009584:Nitrogen