Effect of combined use of fertilizer and plant growth stimulating bacteria Rhizobium, Azospirillum, Azotobacter and Pseudomonas on the quality and components of corn forage in Iran

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Zea mays variety 704 (single cross) was studied to investigate effect of chemical fertilizers and growth-promoting bacteria on yield and yield components of corn ( Zea mays ). A factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized block design with three replications at Tehran-Varamin Research Farm (Iran) in 2017. The treatments were as follows: inoculation of the seeds with growth promoters in four levels: Rhizobium , Azospirillum , Azotobacter and Pseudomonas ; Rhizobium , Azospirillum and Pseudomonas ; Rhizobium , Azotobacter and Pseudomonas ; Azospirillum , Azotobacter and Pseudomonas and use of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers at four levels: no use, 1/3, 2/3, and 100 % recommended were applied. The results showed that the use of fertilizer was significant on the traits such as several leaves per plant, number of seeds per row, number of seeds per ear, plant height and forage yield at 1 % level. The results indicated that the highest forage yield of 33.78 t ha-1 was obtained from the interaction between the use of fertilizers and biological fertilizers, Rhizobium , Azospirillum , Azotobacter and Pseudomonas , which was 42 % higher than control.

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Yousef Naserzadeh

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: unaserzadeh@gmail.com

PhD candidate, Department of AgroBiotechnology

Moscow, Russian Federation

Abdorreza Mohammadi Nafchi

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Email: niloofarmahmoodi@ymail.com

PhD candidate, Department of AgroBiotechnology

Penang, Malaysia

Niloufar Mahmoudi

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: amohammadi@usm.my

Professor of Food Technology School of Industrial Technology

Moscow, Russian Federation

Davoud Kartuli Nejad

Semnan University

Email: Kartooli58@gmail.com

Assistant Professor of Forestry, Faculty of Desert Studies

Semnan, Iran

Anvar Shikhragimovich Gadzhikurbanov

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: gadcgikurbanow@mail.ru

Department of AgroBiotechnology

Moscow, Russian Federation

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