Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Agricultural College & Research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai -625104, Tamil Nadu, India
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Online published on 7 April, 2014.
In India, rice is cultivated as irrigated lowland crop as well as rainfed upland crop. Both systems of rice cultivation are limited by the paucity of water due to vagaries of monsoon. The recently developed mixed inoculant ‘Azophos’ fits well in rice management strategy contributing to the water stress/drought tolerance of the rice crop, due to stimulated root morphogenesis. The results implied the positive influence of Azophos inoculation on rice growth under water stress conditions
Azophos, rice varieties, seedling agar tubes, 100% and 50% moisture levels
