Abstract

<jats:title>SUMMARY</jats:title><jats:p>In two experiments, carried out on non-irrigated fields in the Northern Negev region of Israel, inoculation of<jats:italic>Sorghum bicolor</jats:italic>with bacteria of the genus<jats:italic>Azospirillum</jats:italic>resulted in significant increases over controls of 17% in grain yield of cv. 610 and of 19% in the forage yield of cv. 6078. In addition, significant increases over controls in plant dry weight, mineral content (N, P and K) and panicle number were obtained by inoculation of cv. 610.</jats:p>