Azospirillum spp. are plant-growth-promoting bacteria used worldwide as inoculants for a
variety of crops. Among the beneficial mechanisms associated with Azospirillum inoculation …

The utilization of inoculants containing Azospirillum is becoming more popular due to
increasing reports of expressive gains in grain yields. However, incompatibility with …

Although Azospirillum strains used in commercial inoculant formulations presents
diazotrophic activity, it has been reported that their ability to produce phytohormones plays a …

For decades, researchers around the world search for strategies aiming at higher
sustainability in agriculture. The microbial inoculants or biofertilizers are biotechnological …

Bacteria of the genus Azospirillum are nitrogen-fixing organisms that live in close
association with plants in the rhizosphere. The Azospirillum-plant association leads to the …

The nitrogen-fixing bacteria belonging to the genera Azospirillum, Rhizobium, Azotobacter,
Klebsiella, etc. contribute to the plants' nitrogen requirements through biological nitrogen …

Azospirillum sp., one of the best studied genus of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, are
able to colonize hundreds of plant species and improve their growth, development and …

We evaluated phytohormone and polyamine biosynthesis, siderophore production, and
phosphate solubilization in two strains (Cd and Az39) of Azospirillum brasilense used for …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major cereal crop worldwide and demands N fertilizers, which can
be replaced partially by plant growth‐promoting bacteria. In Brazil, inoculants carrying …

Interest in the use of inoculants containing bacteria that promote plant growth is likely to
increase in the coming years, due to higher costs of fertilizers, concerns over pollution and …