Occurrence and survival ofAzospirillum spp. in temperate regions |
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Authors: | Katleen De Coninck S. Horemans Sunietta Randombage K. Vlassak |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratory of Soil Biology and Soil Fertility, Faculty of Agriculture, K.U. Leuven, Kard. Mercierlaan 92, B-3030 Leuven, Belgium;(2) S.E.S., Industriepark 15, B-3300 Tienen, Belgium |
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Abstract: | In order to evaluate the suitability ofAzospirillum spp. as a crop inoculant in temperate regions, the natural occurrence, distribution and survival ofAzospirillum after seed inoculation in Belgian agricultural soils was studied.Azospirillum was present in most of the fields examined, but concentrations never exceeded 1000 cfu per g soil or per g roots. Under field conditions none of the known species was found to be localized inside the roots of barley, wheat, rye, maize or grasses. Also, the distribution ofA. brasilense SpBr 14 within the root system of hydroponic-grown wheat was studied by immunofluorescence. From the rhizosphere samples of the field crops investigated, a number of microaërophilic, diazotrophic bacteria were isolated and identified asA. lipoferum, found only on maize and grass roots, andA. brasilense, present under all crops. In contrast toA. brasilense, A. lipoferum was able to use different amino-acids and some derivatives as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. Use of a peat-based seed inoculant resulted in the establishment of theAzospirillum spp. in the rhizosphere of field-grown winter barley and winter wheat. The established population survived during winter without appreciable change in numbers, but there was no indication of active growth during spring or summer. |
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Keywords: | Azospirillum identification isolation population dynamics seed inoculation |
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