Field inoculation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) with Azospirillum brasilense in the Pampas region, Argentina

DÍAZ-ZORITA, MARTÍN; BALIÑA, RAFAEL M; FERNÁNDEZ CANIGIA, MARÍA VIRGINIA; PERTICARI, ALEJANDRO

Miguel Pereira, RJ. Brasil

Congreso; RELAR 2004 - 22nd Latin-american Conference on Rhizobiology - 1st Brasilian Conference on Biological Nitrogen Fixation; 2004

Beneficial effects of inoculating with Azospirillum brasilense strains on crop productivity has been widely described. However, field inoculation of grain crops in extensive production systems is not well documented. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of on-seed inoculation with a liquid formulation of Azospirillum brasilense on early growth and grain production of 160 wheat and 45 maize farmer´s crops in the Pampas region, Argentina