Effect of calcium ion on spinach root colonization by fluorescent pseudomonads through chemotaxis

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 323-331

  Sakai, Masao ^a   Ozawa, Hidenori ^a   Futamata, Hiroyuki ^a   Matsuguchi, Tatsuhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chemotaxis; Fluorescent pseudomonads; Root colonization; Soil salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029775629     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1996.10415102     Document Type: Article

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