The objective of this work was to evaluate the germination and vigour of rice seeds affected by inoculation with diazotrophic bacteria. Two experiments were conduced. In the first one, a completely randomized design with four replications arranged in a factorial scheme (2 lots x 10 treatments) was used. For this, rice seeds of cultivar IC4440 were inoculated with eight strains of diazotrophic (AR1122, M130, BF1358, ZAE94, AR3122, AR2112, CD e BR2113), submitted to coating with peat soil humidified with a sterile medium and not inoculated. In the second study, a completely randomized design with four replications arranged in a factorial scheme (2 lots x 6 treatments) was used. For this, recently harvested seeds of cultivars IR42 and Zebu Branco were inoculated with six strains (BF1358, AR3122, AR1122, ZAE94, M130 e AR2112), submitted to coating with peat soil humidified with a sterile medium and not inoculated. The bacteria AR1122, M130, BF1358, ZAE94 and AR3112 can be selected for inoculation of rice seeds. The inoculation of diazotrophic bacteria increases the speed of germination of rice seeds of cultivars IR42 e Zebu Branco, with low contamination by fungi.
Oryza sativa; inoculant; bio-stimulator
