| azospirillum sp. strain b510 enhances rice growth and yield. | inoculation experiments with the endophytic bacterium azospirillum sp. strain b510, an isolate from surface-sterilized stems of field-grown rice, were conducted in pots in a greenhouse, and in paddy fields in hokkaido, japan. b510 significantly enhanced the growth of newly generated leaves and shoot biomass under greenhouse conditions. when rice seedlings were treated with 1×10(8) cfu ml(-1), then transplanted to paddy fields, tiller numbers and seed yield significantly increased. azospirillum s ... | 2010 | 21576855 |