ABTEC Azospirillum | Azospirillum lipoferum nitrogen Fixing proteobacteria That Fixes Atmospheric nitrogen in Loose Association with Plant Roots, for All Plant Species, Abtec, the organic people

Abtec Azospirillum is a bio fertilizer based on the selective strains of nitrogen fixing bacteria Azospirillum sp. This is available in liquid and wettable powder form.

DOSAGE & METHOD OF APPLICATION
Abtec 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 Abtec Azospirillum is 20 g/plant.

Broadcasting / Soil Application: Soil application @ 5 to 7 kg/Hectare after mixing with 250 to 375kg of Abtec 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 Abtec 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 Abtec Azospirillum (make a 5 – 10% slurry in sticky solution) for 5 – 10 minutes before planting.

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