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Application of Azospirillum on seeds and leaves, associated with Rhizobium inoculation, increases growth and yield of common bean

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Association of rhizobia with other plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), such as Azospirillum, have the potential to increase crop yields. This work aimed to assess how Rhizobium tropici and Azospirillum brasilense alone or in combination, affect the growth and yields of common bean grains (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In a field experiment, R. tropici and A. brasilense were inoculated on seeds, alone or in combination, associated or not with foliar spraying of A. brasilense. Shoot biomass, nitrogen accumulation, thousand-grain weight, and grain yield were evaluated. Application of A. brasilense, on seed or by foliar spraying, and seed inoculation of R. tropici, had an additive effect, increasing biomass and accumulated nitrogen, thousand-grain weight, and grain yield.

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This study was financed by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior –Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.

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  1. Rural Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil

    Letícia Dambroz Filipini, Edenilson Meyer, Barbara Santos Ventura, Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi & Paulo Emílio Lovato

  2. Campus Pelotas-Visconde da Graça, Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandense, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    Fernanda Kokowicz Pilatti

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P.E. Lovato and C. R. Lorenzi conceived the experimental design. L.D. Filipini, B.S. Ventura and E. Meyer performed the experiments and the data collection. E. Meyer performed the statistical analysis. The first draft of the manuscript was written by L.D. Filipini and F.K. Pilatti, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Filipini, L.D., Pilatti, F.K., Meyer, E. et al. Application of Azospirillum on seeds and leaves, associated with Rhizobium inoculation, increases growth and yield of common bean. Arch Microbiol 203, 1033–1038 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02092-7

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