International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : (317) Last page : (320)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2249

Co – Inoculation of Azospirillum lipoferum and Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms on the growth of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

K. Ahilandeswari* and N. Uma Maheswari
PG and Research Department of Microbiology, Sengamala Thayaar Educational Trust Women’s College, Sundarakkottai, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ahilamicro23@gmail.com
Received: 22.03.2016  |  Revised: 29.03.2016   |  Accepted: 7.04.2016  

Abstract
Co- inoculation with symbiotic microorganisms to create a successful system of biological nitrogen fixation in a crop can lead to many profits for plants. The present work was to evaluate the single and co-inoculation effects of Azospirillum lipoferum (Az 204) and Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganism, Bacillus megaterium (PB1) on rice variety of ‘Co 47’. The biofertilizers are applied to rice seeds and pot experiments were performed to analyze the symbiotic relationship of these biofertilizers in individual and combined form. Plant Phytotoxicity and vigor index were calculated from root and shoot length and compared with one another. The results indicated that the co-inoculation of rice seeds with A. lipoferum and B.megaterium had significant effects on root and shoot length of plant in compared to either single inoculation or control plants. Hence it can be suggested that the co –inoculation of A. lipoferum and B. megateium can improves some growth indices in terms of root and shoot length.

Key words:  Co-Inoculation, Biofertilizers, Azospirillum lipoferum, Bacillus megaterium, Rice

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Cite this article: Ahilandeswari, K. and Maheswari, N.U., Co – Inoculation of Azospirillum lipoferum and Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms on the growth of Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.4(2): 317-320 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2249