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Aiming at obtaining high productivity and reduction of production costs, new techniques have been studied in rice crops, such as the use of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of inoculation and co-inoculation of rhizobia and Azospirillum brasilense in promoting the growth of irrigated rice plants cultivated in the field. Two experiments were conducted in the field, in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 crops, at the Rio Grande do Sul Rice Experiment Station. The experiment was composed of seven treatments, with two control treatments, without inoculation (81 kg ha-1 N and 135 kg ha-1 N, equivalent to 60% and 100%, respectively, of the recommended nitrogen dose). The other five treatments received only 60% of the N dose and were inoculated with the UFRGS Vp16 (Burkholderia sp.) and UFRGS Lc348 (Mesorhizobium sp.) Rhizobia, and with the commercial product containing the A. brasilense AbV5 and AbV6 strains. Inoculation and co-inoculation with PGPR may represent a viable alternative to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers in rice crops.

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Using techniques of inoculation and co-inoculation of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) could be an alternative with great potential for the wheat agricultural market, aiming towards a higher fertilizer efficiency and a subsequent reduction in environmental impacts. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of rhizobia symbiont inoculants isolated from legumes, individually and combined with Azospirillum brasilense, in promoting the growth of the wheat crop. The experiments were performed with the cultivars BRS Parrudo and TBIO Sossego, both inoculated and co-inoculated with the rhizobia UFRGS Vp16 and UFRGS Lc348, and A. brasilense, and under nitrogen dosage levels recommended for wheat plants. Inoculation of rhizobia, isolated or combined with A. brasilense, promotes increases in the production of wheat grains with half of the nitrogen dose recommended in the two evaluated cultivars, standing as an economically viable and ecologically sustainable alternative for the agricultural market.