Influence of Azospirillum brasilense associated with silicon and nitrogen fertilization on macronutrient contents in corn
2020
Galindo Fernando Shintate | Filho Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira | Buzetti Salatiér | Rodrigues Willian Lima | Fernandes Guilherme Carlos | Boleta Eduardo Henrique Marcandalli | Neto Maurício Barco | Pereira Maikon Richer de Azambuja | Rosa Poliana Aparecida Leonel | Pereira Íngrid Torres | Gaspareto Rafaela Neris
Information regarding the interaction between biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) with Azospirillum brasilense inoculation and the use of silicon (Si) is needed. Silicon exerts numerous benefits on grasses, especially when the plants are subjected to biotic and abiotic stresses, affecting plant nutrition. The aim of this research was to determine if there is a synergistic effect between the inoculation with A. brasilense and Si use, on macro-nutrient content in corn shoot and root. The field trial was performed in Selvíria, Brazil, on a Typic Rhodic Hapludox soil under no-till system. The experimental design was a completely randomized block design with four replicates arranged in a 2 × 5 × 2 triple factorial arrangement, consisting of two soil acidity corrective sources (dolomitic limestone and Ca and Mg silicate as sources of Si); five N doses (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha-1 applied in topdressing); with and without seed inoculation with A. brasilense. The inoculation favored N concentration in shoots and increased the N and S concentration even when associated to high N rates in topdressing. The Si as Ca and Mg silicate associated with the increment of N rates does not promote an increase in the macronutrients uptake. Although it did not favor the N use, the Si also did not negatively affect the benefits of the A. brasilense.
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