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• TITLE: Applying Rhizobacteria on Maize Cultivation in Northern Benin: Effect on Growth and Yield

  AUTHORS: Olaréwadjou Amogou, Gustave Dagbénonbakin, Nadège Adoukè Agbodjato, Pacôme Agossou Noumavo, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Marcel Yévèdo Adoko, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Lamine Baba-Moussa

  KEYWORDS: Rhizobacteria PGPR, Ferruginous Soil, Corn, Growth, Yield

  JOURNAL NAME: Agricultural Sciences, Vol.10 No.6, June 21, 2019

  ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of five plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) (Bacillus panthothenicus; Pseudomonas Cichorii; Pseudomonas Putida; Pseudomonas syringae and Serratia marcescens) on the growth and yield of maize on a ferruginous soil under field condition. Maize seeds were inoculated with 10 ml of bacterial suspension. Study was conducted in a completely randomized design with fifteen treatments and three replicates. A half-dose of recommended (13, 17, 17 kg?ha?1) NPK was applied 15 days after emergence. The results show that the Serratia marcescens + 50% NPK treatment yielded the best results for height, fresh underground biomass, dry aboveground biomass, dry underground biomass, and grain yield with respective increases of 41.09%, 217.5%, 213.34%, 93.82%, and 39.05% compared to the control. Maximum stem diameter (increases of 49.65%) was recorded in the plants treated with 100% NPK (full dose NPK) while the highest leaf area (466.36 ± 9.57 cm2), obtained on plant treated with Pseudomonas putida + 50% NPK was 32.08% greater than in the non-inoculated control. Our results suggest the use of these rhizobacteria as biological fertilizers for enhancing the growth and maize seed yield in ferruginous soil in the North of Benin.