Cover crops and multifunctional microorganisms can affect development of upland rice

Cultivation of cover crops in the off-season and use multifunctional microorganisms are strategic technologies to ensure sustainability upland rice production. The objective this work was determine effect mix cultivated on growth promotion plants, under no-tillage systems conducted Brazilian Cerrado. experimental design a complete randomized blocks 6x2 factorial scheme with four replications. treatments consisted combination six soil covering plants 1. Fallow (control); 2. millet (Pennisetum glaucum) crotalaria (Crotalaria juncea, C. spectabilis ochroleuca); 3. pigeon pea (Cajanus cajanus); 4. Urochoa ruziziensis; 5. millet, U. ruziziensis pea; 6. buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)), or without application coinoculants 1301 (Bacillus sp.) + Azospirillum sp. recorded largest biomass production highest nutrient content straw. Rice after showed transpiration stomata conductance. contributed an increase 29% photosynthetic rates plants. grain yield achieved ochroleuca). increased mass 1000 grains, but does not affect yield. Our results that significantly affected quality