inoculation · Yield · Sorghum

Response of sorghum, millet and corn to different strains of sugarcane mosaic virus and strain A of maize dwarf mosaic virus · 1971

• positive
  Inoculated varieties showed little increase in thousand-seed weight.

  compared with non-inoculated ones

Effect of seed bacterization with Azotobacter chroococcum on sorghum and wheat · 1975

• positive
  Sorghum inoculation increased fodder yield against uninoculated seed and fertilizer comparisons in the first pot experiment.

  compared with uninoculated seeds or application of f.y.m., P or f.y.m. + N + P

• negative
  Combined bacterial inoculation decreased yield versus cellulose-decomposing bacteria alone.

  compared with seed inoculation with cellulose-decomposing bacteria alone

• negative
  Sorghum inoculation decreased fodder yield relative to P in the second pot experiment.

  compared with application of P

Note on bacterial fertilization in dryland agriculture · 1975

• positive
  Azotobacter seed inoculation increased sorghum grain yield to 1.04 t/ha, a non-significant change.

  compared with without Azotobacter

• positive
  Azotobacter seed inoculation increased sorghum stover yield to 7.77 t/ha, a significant change.

  compared with without Azotobacter

Effects of azotobacter inoculation and nitrogen levels on yield of sorghum · 1977

• positive
  Azotobacter seed inoculation increased sorghum grain yield by 15.2% in 1976.
• positive
  Azotobacter seed inoculation increased sorghum grain yield by 19.5% in 1975.

Research on Cereal Nitrogen Fixation at ICRISAT · 1986

• positive
  Inoculation increased dry matter production and N uptake in pots.

A study on the effect of Azotobacter culture and phosphorus levels on grain yield and test weight of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (Linn) Moench] Var. CSH-5 · 1986

• positive
  Azotobacter inoculation increased sorghum grain yield by 20.8% versus control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Azotobacter inoculation increased sorghum test yield by 0.15% versus control.

  compared with control

Effect of Application of Coir Compost, Enriched Farm Yard Manure and an Hydrophilic Polymer on Soil Moisture Content, Growth and Yield of Rainfed Sorghum in Association with Azospirillum · 1991

• positive
  Azospirillum inoculation increased sorghum yield by 14.5 per cent.

INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT FOR RAINFED SORGHUM IN RED SOILS OF NORTH WESTERN ZONE OF TAMIL NADU · 1993

• positive
  Enriched farmyard manure with Azopirillum inoculation gave the highest sorghum yield increase over farmyard manure alone.

  compared with traditional practice of application of farm yard manure alone

EFFECT OF MANAGMENT PRACTICES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BASE CROP IN SORGHUM BASED INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS. · 1994

• positive
  Reduced NPK with biofertilizer increased sorghum growth characters and grain and straw yield.

Residual Effect of Phosphate and Rhizobium inoculation in Chickpea on Succeeding Maize and Fodder Sorghum · 1995

• positive
  Chickpea inoculation alone increased succeeding fodder sorghum yield by 32.8 percent.

Effect of phosphate solubilizing analogue resistant mutants of Azotobacter chroococcum on sorghum · 1999

• positive
  Inoculation with bacterial strains increased green and dry fodder yield in sorghum.

Residual effect of farmyard manure, fertilizer and biofertilizer on succeeding wheat (Triticum aestivum) · 2001

• positive
  PSB inoculation increased available soil P after sorghum harvest relative to control.

  compared with the control

• positive
  Azospirillum with phosphate solubilizing bacteria increased sorghum yield by 6 7%.

cited by 1 paper here

Integrated nutrient management in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and its residual effect on wheat (Triticum aestivum) · 2001

• positive
  Azospirillum alone increased sorghum grain and fodder yields.
• positive
  Combined Azospirillum and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria increased sorghum grain and fodder yields.

Effect of farmyard manure, fertility levels and bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) · 2001

• positive
  Azospirillum + PSB with 10 tonnes FYM/ha significantly increased sorghum grain yield over their individual effect.

  compared with their individual effect

• positive
  Inoculation of Azospirillum alone and in combination with PSB increased grain yield by only 5 to 7%.

cited by 1 paper here

Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield and nutrient uptake in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) · 2001

• positive
  Azotobacter plus PSB increased grain yield by 26.8% and 28.5% over no inoculation.

  compared with no inoculation

• positive
  Azotobacter plus PSB increased stover yield by 11.9% and 13.0%.

  compared with no inoculation

cited by 2 papers here

Effect of pre-sowing seed inoculation with liquid biofertilizers on fodder yield and quality of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) · 2001

• positive
  Azotobacter and Burkholderia dual inoculum lowered sorghum hydrocyanic acid production.

Effect of phosphorus enriched vermicompost on juice quality, ethanol yield and nutrient balance in sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) · 2001

• positive
  That treatment gave significantly higher ethanol yield in both years.
• positive
  That treatment gave significantly higher net returns in both years.
• positive
  The 125 kg N plus 50 kg K enriched vermicompost treatment gave significantly higher grain yield in both years.
• negative
  The 50 kg N plus 20 kg K formulation gave significantly lower ethanol yield, net returns and B:C ratio.

The Effects of Two Inoculants Applied to Forage Sorghum at Ensiling on Silage Characteristics · 2002

• positive
  Both inoculants caused a higher amount of lactic acid production in forage sorghum silage than no additives.

  compared with Silage with no additives

Effects of Microbial Inoculants Applied to Sorghum at Ensiling on Silage Characteristics and Aerobic Stability · 2002

• positive
  Both inoculants produced a higher amount of lactic acid in silage than untreated silage.

  compared with Silage with no additives

The Effect of Microbial Inoculants Applied at Ensiling on Sorghum Silage Characteristics and Aerobic Stability · 2002

• positive
  Both inoculants produced a higher amount of lactic acid than the control in sorghum silage.

  compared with Silage with no additives

Integrated nutrient management in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)–chickpea (Cicer arietinum) cropping sequence under irrigated conditions · 2006

• positive
  Sorghum given 75% RDF plus FYM and biofertilizer had higher height, dry matter, yield attributes, and grain and fodder yields, comparable with 100% RDF.

  compared with 100% RDF through inorganics alone

Partitioning of photosynthates, N and P in mustard as influenced by nutrient management in fodder sorghum (Sorghum BicolorL.) - mustard (brassica junecaL.) cropping sequence · 2007

• positive
  Recommended fertilizer and half fertilizer plus biofertilizers gave highest sorghum yield.

  compared with half RDF and control

Nutrient balance under INMS in sorghum-chickpea cropping sequence · 2007

• positive
  The 75 per cent RDF plus FYM and biofertilizers treatment significantly increased sorghum grain and fodder yield and was at par with 100 per cent RDF.

  compared with 100 per cent RDF through inorganics alone

Biofertilizers, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Yield and Nutrient Economy in Forage Sorghum Affected by Nutrient Management in Preceding Mustard · 2010

• positive
  Half dose plus biofertilizers increased dry fodder yield by 41.2% over control.

  compared with control

• positive
  Half dose plus biofertilizers gave the highest net return, INR 5190 ha-1.
• positive
  Half dose plus biofertilizers gave the highest benefit-cost ratio, 1.45.
• positive
  Residual half RDF plus biofertilizers increased dry fodder yield by 27.0%.

Response of Newly Developed Genotypes of Forage Sorghum to Zinc Levels and Bacterial Inoculation · 2010

• positive
  Azospirillum seed inoculation significantly increased fodder and dry matter yield and growth attributes.

Agromorphological Responses of Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) to Different Growth Promoting Pseudomonas fluorescence Strains · 2011

• positive
  Strain 87 with seed and spray inoculation gave the highest fresh forage yield of 48.10 ton/ha.

cited by 1 paper here

Moisture conservation practices and nutrient management on growth and yield of rabi sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the Vertisols of peninsular India · 2012

• positive
  Combined nutrient treatment yielded higher output energy of 39525 MJ/ha.

cited by 1 paper here

Integrated control of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. in Burkina Faso through host plant resistance, biocontrol and fertilizers · 2012

• positive
  Sorghum resistance combined with fungal inoculum or urea at 200 kg ha-1 yielded significant financial profit.
• positive
  Fusarium associated fertilized plots improved sorghum grain yield by at least 15% in 2001.
• positive
  Fusarium associated fertilized plots improved sorghum grain yield by at least 97% in 2002.

Nutrient Uptake and Related Efficiencies in a Fodder Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) - Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Cropping Sequence as Influenced by Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Bio-inoculant inputs · 2012

• positive
  Fodder yield with half RDF plus biofertilizers was superior to half RDF and control.

  compared with half RDF and control

• positive
  The b:c ratio of the fodder sorghum-mustard sequence was highest with directly applied half RDF plus biofertilizers.

Influence of endomycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices and bacteria from the genus Pseudomonas on the sorghum plants in the salinity soil · 2012

• positive
  Sorghum productivity under inoculation was higher than under inoculation with G. intraradices.

  compared with inoculation with G. intraradices

• positive
  Sorghum productivity under inoculation was higher than with bacteria alone.

  compared with with bacteria

• no effect
  Sorghum productivity under inoculation was not above that of plants without inoculation.

  compared with plants without inoculation

ENSHOT OF DIFFERENT NUTRIENT SOURCES ON FODDER YIELD, QUALITY AND SOIL FERTILITY STATUS OF MULTICUT FODDER SORGHUM GROWN SOIL · 2013

• positive
  Poultry manure with Azospirillum and phosphate bacteria recorded 167.6 t green fodder yield per ha per year.

Effect of farm yard manure, fertility levels and bio-fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of sorghum · 2014

• positive
  Inoculation of Azotobacter alone or with PSB increased sorghum grain yield.

Azosprillium based integrated nutrient management for conserving soil moisture and increasing sorghum productivity · 2014

• positive
  Azospirillum seed inoculation increased sorghum straw yield by 13% relative to no nitrogen.

  compared with 0 kg N ha–1

cited by 1 paper here

Plant growth-promotion by Streptomyces spp. in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) · 2016

• positive
  Streptomyces inoculation enhanced sorghum panicle and seed weight.

  compared with un-inoculated control

cited by 1 paper here

Influence of Sowing Windows and Fertilizer Management Practices on Yield Attributes, Yield, Heart Use Efficiency, Accumulation of Heat Units and Growing Degree Days of Rabi Sorghum Under Rainfed Condition · 2017

• positive
  The 75% RDF, biofertilizer and TNAU mixture practice gave higher ear head traits and grain and stover yields, comparable to 100% RDF with enriched FYM.

  compared with 100 % RDF (40: 20: 0 kg NPK /ha) + enriched FYM 750 kg/ha

cites 1 paper here

PGPR Inoculated-Seed Increases the Productivity of Forage Sorghum under Fertilized Conditions · 2017

• positive
  Seed inoculation with PGPR1 gave maximum green fodder yield of 62.40 t ha-1 in sorghum.

  compared with un-inoculated seeds

• positive
  Seed inoculation with PGPR1 gave maximum dry matter yield of 14.09 t ha-1 in sorghum.

  compared with un-inoculated seeds

cites 1 paper here

Yield and Quality of Multicut Fodder Sorghum as Affected by Nutrient Levels and Biofertilizer Application · 2018

• positive
  N90P40 + BF gave highest dry matter yield of 158.44 q/ha.

Use of mycorrhizal inoculum under low fertilizer application: effects on forage yield, milk production, and energetic and economic efficiency · 2018

• positive
  Inoculated sorghum had generally higher plant traits and yield parameters than control sorghum.

  compared with control plants

Effect of drought tolerant strains of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on growth and yield of Rabi sorghum · 2018

• positive
  The combination produced the highest stover yield, 62.96 q/ha.
• positive
  The combination produced the highest grain yield, 18.13 q/ha.
• positive
  The combination produced the highest 1000 grain weight, 28.86 g.
• positive
  The combination produced the highest benefit: cost ratio, 3.17.

Evaluation of Seed Yield, Its Component and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Sorghum in Response to Nitrogen and Nitroxin Fertilizers · 2018

• positive
  The Nitroxin bio-fertilizer treatment gave the maximum 1000-seed weight, seed yield and nitrogen use efficiency in sorghum.
• positive
  The Nitroxin bio-fertilizer treatment gave the maximum spikelets per spike, seeds per spikelet and seeds per spike in sorghum.

Influence of INM on yield and nutrient uptake in sorghum-barley cropping sequence · 2018

• positive
  Azotobacter plus PSB increased sorghum stover yield by 12.46%.

  compared with no inoculation

• positive
  Azotobacter plus PSB increased sorghum grain yield by 27.87%.

  compared with no inoculation

Intercropping Urochloa brizantha and sorghum inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense for silage · 2018

• positive
  Azospirillum brasilense seed inoculation increased plant dry matter production for sorghum silage irrespective of cultivar or intercropping.

  compared with without inoculationof the sorghum seeds with the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense

The cultivation of Sorghum Bicolor using no-till technology and a complex biological substance · 2019

• positive
  Seed inoculation under no-till increased sorghum yield by 0.22 t/ha relative to classic technology.

  compared with classic technology

• no effect
  Under traditional cultivation, seed inoculation did not affect sorghum yield.

  compared with traditional methodsNo difference from an alternative treatment

Multilocation Screening of Drought Tolerant Azotobacter chroococcum Strains on Growth Parameters and Yield of Rabi Sorghum · 2019

• positive
  The same inoculation gave the highest thousand grain weight.

  compared with different inoculation treatments

• positive
  Seed inoculation with MPKV Azotobacter chroococcum strain No.4 with 75% recommended N and 100% P2O5 gave the highest grain yield.

  compared with different inoculation treatments

• positive
  The same inoculation gave the highest stover yield.

  compared with different inoculation treatments

• no effect
  The inoculation treatment gave grain and stover yield at par with 100% recommended N and P.

  compared with 100% recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorusNo difference from an alternative treatment

Effect of integrated nitrogen management on quality and economics of sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] · 2019

• positive
  T4 gave higher net returns of ₹80,546.00 ha-1.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Improve the Performance of Sweet Sorghum Grown in a Mo-Contaminated Soil · 2020

• positive
  Mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased sweet sorghum biomass.

cited by 1 paper here

Quantity and Quality Evaluation of the Forage in Sorghum- Soybean Additive Intercropping under the Influence of Nitroxin and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Bio-Fertilizers · 2020

• positive
  Inoculated soybean-sorghum intercropping produced the highest total dry forage yield, 25.59 tons ha-1.

  compared with soybean monocultures

Nitroxin and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate negative effects of drought stress on Sorghum bicolor yield through improving physiological and biochemical characteristics · 2020

• positive
  Nitroxin and AMF co-inoculation raised sorghum grain yield by 27% under severe drought.

  compared with non-application of these bio-fertilizers

Effects of Nitroxin and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the agro-physiological traits and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) under drought stress conditions · 2020

• positive
  Under drought, combined bacteria and fungi increased grain yield 27% versus no microorganisms.

  compared with non-application of these microorganisms

• positive
  Co-inoculation improved grain number per panicle and 1000-grain weight.
• positive
  Co-inoculation improved grain yield, panicle length and panicle number.

cites 1 paper here

Response of Microbial Consortia Culture Inoculation to Soil Moisture Status, Proline and Yield of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolar L.) · 2021

• positive
  Microbial consortia application increased dry matter yield under drought.
• positive
  Microbial consortia application increased grain yield.

Co-Inoculation of Bacillus spp. for Growth Promotion and Iron Fortification in Sorghum · 2021

• positive
  Bacterial inoculation significantly increased sorghum yield.

cites 1 paper here

Effect of biofertilizers on the growth and yield of Sorghum crop · 2021

• positive
  Inoculated sorghum had more grain yield quintal/hector (0.97% to 37.83%) than control.

  compared with controlled condition

• positive
  Inoculated sorghum had more yield of fodder (4.59% to 19.76%) than control.

  compared with controlled condition

Lignocellulose Degradation and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Soybean Incorporated Sorghum Silage Inoculated with Feruloyl-Esterase Producing Lactobacillus plantarum · 2022

• positive
  L. plantarum A1 inoculation combined with soybean inclusion improved glucose yield and cellulose conversion during enzymatic saccharification compared with uninoculated treatments.

  compared with uninoculated treatments

Plant growth-promoting bacteria increase the yield of green maize and sweet sorghum · 2022

• positive
  Inoculation with IPACC38 and IPACC55 increased biomass production of sweet sorghum compared with the non-inoculated control.

  compared with non-inoculated treatment as control

Inoculation with Azospirillum combined with nitrogen fertilization in sorghum intercropped with Urochloa in off-season · 2022

• positive
  Azospirillum seed inoculation increased grain yield of Ranchero sorghum in dry off-season conditions.

Influence of Biofertilizers and Foliar Application of Seaweed (Kappaphycus alvarezii) Extract on Growth of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) · 2022

• positive
  The treatment significantly increased sorghum dry matter accumulation to 116.59 g.

Impact of Foliar Application of Zinc and Biofertilizers on Growth of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) · 2022

• positive
  The combined zinc and biofertilizer treatment significantly increased sorghum dry matter accumulation to 92.71 g.

Mycorrhizal species selectivity of sweet sorghum genotypes and their effect on nutrients uptake · 2022

• positive
  Funneliformis mosseae yielded the highest biomass in Ashana.

Effect of Different Levels of Bio Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Sorghum Genotypes · 2023

• positive
  Highest grain yield (8.030 tons/ha) in sorghum occurred at the highest bio-fertilizer level with genotype Rabih

Rice Fallow No-Till Sorghum Using Inorganic Fertilizers in Combination with Biofertilizer Consortium: Nutrient Uptake, Yield Attributes and Economics · 2023

• positive
  Net returns were highest (43155 ha-1) with the 125% RDF plus biofertilizer consortium treatment compared with other treatments.

  compared with other treatments

• positive
  The 125% RDF plus biofertilizer consortium treatment gave the highest gross returns (71710 ha-1) compared with other treatments.

  compared with other treatments

• positive
  Number of filled grains per earhead was higher with 125% RDF plus biofertilizer consortium (1359).
• positive
  Returns per rupee invested were highest (1.88) with the 125% RDF plus biofertilizer consortium treatment compared with other treatments.

  compared with other treatments

• positive
  125% RDF plus biofertilizer consortium (T6) significantly increased grain and stover yields by 30.3% and 26.5%, respectively, compared with control.

  compared with control

cited by 1 paper here

Evaluating the efficacy of inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizer consortium for enhanced crop yield and nutrient uptake in sorghum · 2023

• positive
  125% RDF with BFC gave higher growth traits.
• positive
  125% RDF with BFC increased sorghum stover yield by 26.5% against control.

  compared with control

• positive
  125% RDF with BFC increased sorghum grain yield by 30.3% against control.

  compared with control

cites 3 papers here

Rhizobacteria inoculation and its effect on the productive parameters of sorghum · 2024

• positive
  Inoculation with Pseudomonas japonica increased sorghum grain yield, height, panicle length, stem diameter and aerial dry weight.
• positive
  Inoculation with Bacillus megaterium increased sorghum grain yield, height, panicle length, stem diameter and aerial dry weight.

Impact of Biofertilizers on Yield and Economics of Rabi Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) under Rainfed Condition · 2024

• positive
  Thousand-grain weight was significantly higher at 33.3g.

Optimisation of Growth and Yield in Irrigated Sorghum through (INM) Approach (Sorghum bicolor L.) · 2025

• positive
  The 150% recommended fertilizer dose with EFYM and PGPR significantly influenced growth, yield attributes and yield of irrigated sorghum.

Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth parameters, yield attributes and yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) · 2025

• positive
  The combination of 100% RDF, vermicompost and biofertilizer produced the highest plant height, leaf number and ear head length in sorghum.
• positive
  The combination produced the highest sorghum grain and straw yields.

Smart bio-mineral integration to enhance sorghum productivity in gypsiferous soils · 2026

• positive
  Compost with biofertilizer produced the highest sorghum grain yield, 5.69 t ha-1.
• positive
  Compost with biofertilizer produced the greatest 1000-grain weight and seed number per head.

Harnessing indigenous mycorrhizal symbiosis to boost sorghum productivity and phosphorus-use efficiency on contrasting Sudanese vertisols · 2026

• positive
  AMF inoculation increased sorghum biomass and panicle length.
• positive
  AMF inoculation increased grain yield.

Microbial Succession, Fermentative Profile and Aerobic Stability in Sorghum Silage Inoculated with Lentilactobacillus buchneri Alone or Combined with Lentilactobacillus hilgardii in Drylands · 2026

• positive
  Inoculation increased acetic and propionic acid production.