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Effect of combined inoculation ofAzospirillum brasilense and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza on pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum)

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Growth and phosphorus uptake of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum) on an unsterile, phosphorus-deficient soil was improved by the seed inoculation withAzospirillum brasilense or soil inoculation with the vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Acaulospora,Gigaspora margarita, Glomus fasciculatum). These microorganisms acted synergistically when added simultaneously and the response was significant withAzospirillum brasilense + Gigaspora margarita andAzospirillum brasilense + Glomus fasciculatum combinations over uninoculated control as far as the dry matter content of shoots, root biomass and phosphorus uptake of the millet was concerned.

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  1. Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 110012, New Delhi, India

    N. S. Subba Rao, K. V. B. R. Tilak & C. S. Singh

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Rao, N.S.S., Tilak, K.V.B.R. & Singh, C.S. Effect of combined inoculation ofAzospirillum brasilense and vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza on pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum). Plant Soil 84, 283–286 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02143192

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