Inoculation of Azospirillum brasilense associated with silicon as a liming source to improve nitrogen fertilization in wheat crops.

ABSTRACT: This research was developed to investigate whether inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense in combination with silicon (Si) can enhance N use efficiency (NUE) in wheat and to evaluate and correlate nutritional and productive components and wheat grain yield. The study was carried out on a Rhodic Hapludox under a no-till system with a completely randomized block design with four replications in a 2 × 2 × 5 factorial scheme: two liming sources (with Ca and Mg silicate as the Si source and limestone); two inoculations (control - without inoculation and seed inoculation with A. brasilense) and five side-dress N rates (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha^-1). The results of this study showed positive improvements in wheat growth production parameters, NUE and grain yield as a function of i

SUBMITTER: Galindo FS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7145820 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature