Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense Ab-V5 raised nitrogen use efficiency under nitrogen deficit compared with low nitrogen without inoculation.
- Material
- maize genotypese5
- Treatment
- inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense Ab-V5e1
- Interactor
- A. brasilense Ab-V5
Azospirillum brasilensee1symbiont - Outcome
- NUEe1
- Direction
- raisede1
- Qualifier
- under nitrogen deficite1
- Comparator
- low nitrogene2
Zea maysNot reportedGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue
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Verbatim
t0“nitrogen use efficiency of maize genotypes”
e1“The inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense Ab-V5 intensified plant growth, improved biochemical traits and raised NUE under nitrogen deficit”
e2“the genotypes were evaluated at high nitrogen, low nitrogen and low nitrogen plus A. brasilense Ab-V5 inoculation”
e5“Twenty-seven maize genotypes were evaluated in three independent experiments”
Title
Azospirillum brasilense promotes increases in growth and nitrogen use efficiency of maize genotypes
Douglas Mariani Zeffa; Luiz Júnior Perini; Mayara Barbosa Silva; et al. PLoS ONE 2019. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215332
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Intervention effect Inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense Ab-V5 intensified plant growth of maize genotypes.
- Intervention effect Inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense Ab-V5 improved biochemical traits of maize genotypes.
- Recommendation Inoculation of seeds with A. brasilense can be considered an economically viable and environmentally sustainable strategy for maize cultivation.