CE: 1823 CF: cag084192247
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Effect of NITROFIX® on radical development in three sugarcane varieties
Efecto del inoculante NITROFIX® sobre el desarrollo radical en tres variedades de caña de azúcar
Eulalia Gómez Santiesteban1*, Yusmila Guevara Verdecia1, Ana N. San Juan Rodríguez1, Teresita Lemes Rodríguez1, Marlyn Pérez Rodríguez1, Yusnel Cutiño2
1 UEB Bioprocesos (CUBA-10), Instituto Cubano de Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Caña de Azúcar (ICIDCA), Pablo Noriega, Quivicán, Mayabeque, Cuba, CP 33500
2 ETICA Habana-Pinar del Río (INICA), Pablo Noriega, Quivicán, Mayabeque, Cuba, CP 33500
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Abstract
The use of plant growth promoting diazotrophic bacteria has occupied an important place in agricultural microbiology, Azospirillum being among the most promising. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of NITROFIX® on the radical development of three varieties of sugarcane. Evaluations were made in plastic pots with a capacity of 2 Kg, placed on wooden supports to the environment with three varieties of cane, through an experimental design of randomized blocks with three replicas and three treatments: (C, T1, T2). The inoculation of Azospirillum sp., it provoked a stimulating response on the radical growth, which is why NITROFIX® is considered as a promising alternative of biofertilization in sugarcane plants.
