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Azospirillum and Wheat Production

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This review aims to elucidate the actual effect of Azospirillum spp. on wheat production under field condition and represent methods by which it can enhance the beneficial effect of Azospirillum on wheat. The bacterial genus Azospirillum is well known as a plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR). Wheat is the topmost important staple crop cultivated worldwide under contrast environment from arid land to wet area. Researchers evaluating the effect of Azospirillum inoculation on gramineous plants were back from the 1970s. Since then numerous researches have done, and investigating the performances of Azospirillum on various crops has been focused. Evidence indicates the beneficial impact of Azospirillum application on improved plant growth and economical yield. However, there are some studies showing no beneficial effects. For better wheat-Azospirillum management, reconsideration of the published paper dealing with Azospirillum-wheat association is necessary. In this review field research result from the 1980s until the present time is reviewed, and agronomical and technical management that affect Azospirillum performances from these published papers are presented. This review aimed to not repeat the traditional beneficial effect of Azospirillum on host plant since many reviews on this filed have been previously represented by considerable authors.

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    Mohammad Javad Zarea

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Zarea, M.J. (2017). Azospirillum and Wheat Production. In: Kumar, V., Kumar, M., Sharma, S., Prasad, R. (eds) Probiotics in Agroecosystem. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4059-7_17

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