Journal of Biological Control

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Response of Seed-Borne Pathogens of Cereal Crops to Azotobacter chroococcum Strains


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1 Department of Microbiology, L.I.T. Campus, Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440010, India
2 Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Nagpur - 440 010, India
 

Studies on cereal seed inoculation with Azotobacter chroococcum (Beijerinck) isolates conclusively showed that selection of suitable isolates of A. chroococcum is essential to derive maximum benefits from seed bacterization. Comparatively isolates A5 M4 and M8 proved to be more effective than others in improving the seed germination and suppressing seed - borne fungi of cereal crops. Combined application of pesticides with Azotobacter, inoculation increased the grain yield of sorghum with a saving of 40 kg N ha-1


Keywords

Azotobacter chroococcum, Antagonism, Seed Pathogens, Cereal Crops.
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Sudhir U. Meshram
Department of Microbiology, L.I.T. Campus, Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440010, India
H. G. Gondane
Department of Microbiology, L.I.T. Campus, Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440010, India
S. S. Pande
Department of Microbiology, L.I.T. Campus, Nagpur University, Nagpur - 440010, India
S. J. Gaikwad
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Nagpur - 440 010, India

Abstract


Studies on cereal seed inoculation with Azotobacter chroococcum (Beijerinck) isolates conclusively showed that selection of suitable isolates of A. chroococcum is essential to derive maximum benefits from seed bacterization. Comparatively isolates A5 M4 and M8 proved to be more effective than others in improving the seed germination and suppressing seed - borne fungi of cereal crops. Combined application of pesticides with Azotobacter, inoculation increased the grain yield of sorghum with a saving of 40 kg N ha-1


Keywords


Azotobacter chroococcum, Antagonism, Seed Pathogens, Cereal Crops.