“…strain B510 has a growth-promoting effect on host rice plant, especially on horizontal growth, leading to increased numbers of productive tillers in the early stage and resulting in increased seed production through increased numbers of panicles. Extensive studies have been conducted to characterize the plant growth-promoting effects of PGPRs including Azospirillum species (3, 5-7, 14, 17), with reports that some of these bacteria produced plant hormones, such as IAA (13), cytokinines (2,8) and gibberellins (1). At present, it is not known whether strain B510 produces plant hormones inside the host to promote its growth, although it may have this ability (1,2,8,14).…”