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Implications of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and nutrient addition on maize in soils of the Brazilian Cerrado under greenhouse and field conditions
Institution:1. College of Horticulture & Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, People''s Republic of China;2. Institute of Root Biology, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, People''s Republic of China;3. School of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, People''s Republic of China
Abstract:The combination of nitrogen and Azospirillum can ensure greater nutrient absorption and crop yield in agricultural areas using high technology. Thus, the objective was to evaluate maize response to Azopirillum brasilense (AZ) inoculation and nutrient (macronutrients and micronutrients) application under greenhouse and field conditions in clay and sandy soils of the Brazilian Cerrado. In the greenhouse assays, the following parameters were measured: shoot dry weight (SDW), root dry weight (RDW), and root volume (RV). In the field experiments, the maize yield was determined after drying the grains at 60 °C for 48 h. In clay soil, there was a significant increase in the SDW, RDW and RV in the treatment with AZ concentrated (1011 cells ml?1 of inoculum) when compared with the control treatment and the treatment with AZ diluted (106 cells ml?1 of inoculum). In this soil, adding micronutrients did not affect the maize response under greenhouse conditions. In sandy soil, there was no difference between the AZ treatment and the control, except for treatments where nutrients and AZ were both added leading to a significant increase in the maize response. In both soils, the RV:RDW ratio was higher in the treatment with AZ concentrated compared to that in the treatment with AZ diluted, but the yield response depended on the addition of nutrients. Inoculation with A. brasilense gave comparable yield to the nitrogen treatment. The grain production was increased by 29% in the treatment with A. brasilense and nitrogen compared to nitrogen fertilization alone. In this study, the yield response was affected significantly when maize was inoculated with A. brasilense, but this response was dependent on the soil type under greenhouse conditions.
Keywords:Soil texture  Micronutrient  Nitrogen fertilization  Maize grain yield  Greenhouse and field assays
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