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Does Azospirillum brasilense and biostimulant improve the initial growth of rice sown at greater depths?

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The sowing operation is crucial for the proper initial establishment of seedlings and their development. However, there is a lack of studies about the effects of sowing depth of rice, as well as technologies that aid to mitigate the prejudicial effects caused by depth. In this way, the present work aimed to evaluate the initial growth of rice plants inoculated with Azospirillum brasiliense and treated with biostimulant sowed at different depths. Randomized complete block design with four replications was used, in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme. The first factor was composed of different seed treatments (a, control—without treatment; b, inoculation with A. brasilense; c, seed treatment with Stimulate® and d, inoculation with A. brasilense associated with seed treatment with Stimulate®). The second factor was composed of four sowing depths (1.0, 3.0, 5.0 and 7.0 cm). Treatment of rice seeds with A. brasilense and Stimulate® decreases the rate of emergence. The sowing at 7 cm depth decreases in 41.44% of the emergence, when compared to sowing at 1 cm. Inoculation with A. brasilense and sowing at increasing depths are prejudicial to the growth of rice crop.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001. “Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer”.

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  1. Departament of Crop Science, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University-UNESP-FEIS, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil

    Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira

  2. Department of Crop Science, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul-UEMS, Cassilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul, 79540-000, Brazil

    Tiago Zoz, Eduardo Pradi Vendruscolo, Agner de Freitas Andrade & Cássio de Castro Seron

  3. Grazing Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 7207 West Cheyenne Street, El Reno, OK, 73036, USA

    Travis Wilson Witt

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Oliveira, C.E.d.S., Zoz, T., Vendruscolo, E.P. et al. Does Azospirillum brasilense and biostimulant improve the initial growth of rice sown at greater depths?. J. Crop Sci. Biotechnol. 23, 461–468 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12892-020-00055-4

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