Contribution of Aspergillus strains to acquisition of phosphorus by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and chick pea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) grown in a loamy sand soil

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Tarafdar, J C ^a   Rao, A V ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arid soil; Aspergillus; Chick pea; Inoculation; Phosphorus nutrition; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS RUGULOSUS; CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; GALLUS GALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0000304740     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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