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Effect of Azotobacter chroococcum and Piriformospora indica on Oryza sativa in Presence of Vermicompost

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Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration

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The overall growth and development of various plants is benefited by the activity of rhizospheric microorganisms in soil. The beneficial activities of these organisms include biological nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization and mineralization etc. which is enhanced in presence of mycorrhiza. A pot culture trial was carried out to study the growth promotion of Oryza sativa with dual inoculation of Azotobacter chroococcum and Piriformospora indica an Arbuscular-Mycorrhiza-like-fungus in presence of vermicompost. The study parameters included to evaluate the dual effect were shoot length, root length, fresh and dry shoot weight, fresh and dry root weight, panicle numbers, plant tissue analysis (NPK content) and soil analysis in terms of pH, NPK and organic content on 45th and 90th day for vegetative and reproductive stage respectively. In both stages, a significant positive response was observed in all growth parameters when plant was dual inoculated with A. chroococcum and P. indica in presence of vermicompost than untreated control plants. The result shows that the combination of dual inoculation of A. chroococcum and P. indica with vermicompost was found to improve growth parameters and nutrient uptake in rice plant.

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  1. Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Sarita Manandhar

  2. Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Reshma Tuladhar, Kamil Prajapati & Anjana Singh

  3. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Fourth Floor, E-3 Sector-125, Noida, 201313, India

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Manandhar, S., Tuladhar, R., Prajapati, K., Singh, A., Varma, A. (2017). Effect of Azotobacter chroococcum and Piriformospora indica on Oryza sativa in Presence of Vermicompost. In: Varma, A., Prasad, R., Tuteja, N. (eds) Mycorrhiza - Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68867-1_18

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