Indian Journal of Microbiology

  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 2

Establishment and influence of microbial inoculants along with FYM and fertilizer on Sorghum bicolor L.

  • Author:
  • V.K. Saini1, S.C. Bhandari2, Jitendra Panwar1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 147 to 150

1Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342003, India

2Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 313 001, India

*Corresponding author; E-mail: vksaini74@rediffmail.com Tel: 91(291)2740666

Abstract

A field study was conducted to determine the influence of different microbial inoculants coupled with FYM and fertilizers on their establishment and metabolism of plant nutrients and performance of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). Azospirillum and PSM population and root colonization and sporulation in AMF, increased significantly due to inoculation. An improvement in nitrogenase and dehydrogenase activity was also recorded. Biomass, grain and stover yield increased significantly in presence of mixed inoculum, FYM and fertilizers.

Keywords

Mixed inoculum, FYM, fertilizer, nitrogenase, dehydrogenase, sorghum