Inoculação via semente e foliar de Azospirillum brasilense na cultura do trigo, associado à fertilização nitrogenada

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the combined use of Azospirillum brasilense inoculation by seed and foliar application, associated to nitrogen fertilization on the agronomic characteristics of wheat. The experiment was installed in greenhouse on May 24th 2014, for this purpose, vases were used with capacity 15 dm3, in which were conducted 4 plants. The harvest proceeded on September 12th 2014, to 111 after emergence. The experimental design was a randomized block factorial 2 x 2 x 3, with four repetitions. The first factor was formed by the absence or presence of seed inoculation with A. brasilense. The second by nitrogen fertilization at doses of 70 and 140 Kg ha-1 (50 and 100% respectively). The third factor by application by foliar spraying of A. brasilense in the stages of tillering, booting and two applications, the first in the tillering and the second in booting. Were evaluated the biometric parameters of the culture at the end of the silking stage, the production components at the end of crop cycle. Were also evaluated gas exchange rates in the flag leaf and contents of macronutrients N, P and K in leaves and grains. It can be concluded that the use of A. brasilense, applied by foliar spraying, promotes increases in average internode length, average length of ears, dry leaves mass, ears and root, root volume and nitrogen content in leaves, besides maximize the effect of nitrogen fertilization. Gas exchange measurements and leaf nutrient content, were affected positively only by the higher nitrogen dose