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Table 4 Effect of different times of inoculation of Azospirillum on the growth (log of CFU) of Bradyrhizobium and Azospirillum co-cultivated in the same culture medium

From: Combining microorganisms in inoculants is agronomically important but industrially challenging: case study of a composite inoculant containing Bradyrhizobium and Azospirillum for the soybean crop

Days of growth

Bradyrhizobium

Azospirillum

Single

Composite inoculant

Single

Composite inoculant

Control

Time of inoculationa

Control

Time of inoculation a

T1

T2

T3

T1

T2

T3

2

9.34 b

   

8.00

   

3

9.69 ab

9.16 c

  

8.11

8.00 a

  

4

9.69 ab

9.19 bc

9.01 c

 

8.23

7.99 a

8.11 a

 

5

10.14 a

9.13 c

9.67 ab

9.17 c

8.47

7.82 a

8.33 a

8.15 a

  1. aInoculation of Azospirillum after 2 (T1), 3 (T2) and 4 (T3) days of growth of Bradyrhizobium