Response of Wheat Crop to Nitrogen and Azotobactor Inoculation in Alluvial Soils of U.P.

A field experiment was conducted to study the response of wheat to nitrogen and Azotobactor inoculation in alluvial soils at R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Agra. The results revealed that the application of nitrogen and its combined use with Azotobactor inoculation increased grain and straw yields, improved the quality and uptake of nutrients by wheat crop. Available nitrogen status in soil increased with increasing levels of nitrogen after crop harvest. Azotobactor inoculation tended to increase the grain and straw yield of wheat and available nitrogen in the soil.