| Lab. No. | Treatments | Azotobacter spp. colonies cfu∙gm−1 | ||
| 104 | 106 | 108 | ||
| 1 | Control | 72 | 50 | 21 |
| 2 | 78 | 47 | 18 | |
| 3 | 85 | 35 | 7 | |
| 4 | Recommended dose 2.5 L/ha | 70 | 33 | 7 |
| 5 | 68 | 35 | 5 | |
| 6 | 54 | 31 | 9 | |
| 7 | High dose 5 L/ha | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |