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Table 2 Agronomic and climatic information about the sites where the field experiments were planted

From: Accessing inoculation methods of maize and wheat with Azospirillum brasilense

Site

Altitude (m)

Soil typea

Climateb

Plant genotypesc

Sowing

Spacing (m)

Number of seeds m−1

Plant population ha−1

Date of harvest

Area harvested (m2)

Cachoeira Dourada (18º29′31″ S; 49º28′29″ W)

459

Latossolo Vermelho Distrófico

Cwa

Maize hybrid 2B707 HX

14/11/2012

0.8

6

75,000

15/05/2013

7.2

Luis E. Magalhães (12º05′31″ S; 45º48′18″ W)

720

Latossolo Amarelo Distrófico

Aw

Maize hybrid 2B707 HX

24/11/2012

0.8

5

75,000

20/04/2013

7.2

Ponta Grossa

(25º13′ S; 50º1′ W)

880

Latossolo Vermelho-Escuro Distrófico

Cbf

Maize hybrid P4285 H

05/12/2012

0.5

4

82,000

17/04/2013

8.0

Wheat cultivar BRS Pardela

25/06/2014

0.17

65

325,000

31/10/2013

7.2

  1. aSoil classification according to Embrapa (2006); all oxisols
  2. bKööppen’s climatic classification
  3. cMaize hybrid 2B707 HX (Down AgroScience), Maize hybrid P4285 H (Pioneer) and wheat cultivar BRS Pardela (Embrapa)