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The beneficial effects of applying Azotobacter and Azospirillum to non-legume crops on their yields are reviewed. Application of Azotobacter and Azospirillum to wheat, maize, sorghum, rice, millets, vegetables, potatoes, cotton and sugarcane grown under both irrigated and barani [rainfed] conditions, with and without application of NPK, increased yields of these crops. The beneficial effects of Azotobacter and Azospirillum are related not only to their N-fixing proficiency but also with their ability to produce antibacterial and antifungal compounds, growth regulators and siderophores.