Azospirillum is a bio fertilizer based on the selective strains of nitrogen fixing bacteria Azospirillum sp.

DOSAGE & METHOD OF APPLICATION
Azospirillum is mainly used for direct soil application. It can be used for seed treatment and foliar spray also. Apply in wet soil as basal dose along with organic manure and refresh it periodically along with organic manure. The normal dosage of Azospirillum is 20 g/plant.

Broadcasting / Soil Application: Soil application @ 5 to 7 kg/Hectare after mixing with 250 to 375kg of Organic Manure or Farm Yard Manure (FYM). For trees directly apply at root zone early in season 5 Kg / ha. For vines@50 gm/litre of water. For potted plants apply 20g/plant.

Seed treatment: Spray the seeds with a sticky / gummy solution like starch solution or jaggery solution, so that the surface of the seed will be wet. Take Azospirillum in a tray (@ 25 g/1 kg of seeds), add the wet seeds to this and gently mix by rolling the seeds in the powder so that the seeds will be coated uniformly. Dry the seeds in shade for 30 minutes and sow within a day. For seedlings, dip the seedlings in a slurry of Azospirillum (make a 5 – 10% slurry in sticky solution) for 5 – 10 minutes before planting.

Foliar Spray: Azospirillum can be used for foliar spray @20g /1 litre of water. For nursery application apply @1kg/ 50 litres of water.