BACTÉRIAS DIAZOTRÓFICAS E ADUBAÇÃO NITROGENADA EM CULTIVARES DE ARROZ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of diazotrophic bacteria inoculation and nitrogen fertilization on grain yield and nitrogen accumulation in rice plants. We used seeds of rice cultivars IR42 and IAC4440, which were inoculated with peat containing the strains ZAE94 (BR 11417 - Herbaspirillum seropedicae) and M130 (BR 11340 - Burkholderia sp.). We used the first 20 cm of an Albaqualf Ecological Series. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with four replications and four plants per pot. We applied three levels of nitrogen (0, 50 and 100 kg N ha--1) and evaluated the parameters of shoot dry weight, nitrogen accumulation in shoots and grains, in addition to grain yield and the quantification of population of diazotrophic plants. Positive effects of inoculation were observed in both cultivars studied in all parameters evaluated, mainly in the accumulation of nitrogen in plants and grains.