Response of dual inoculation with VAM and Azospirillum on the yield and oil content of palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii var. motia)

Microbiological Research

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-328

  Ratti, Neelima ^a   Janardhanan, K K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Azospirillum brasilense; Glomus aggregatum; Palmarosa

Indexed keywords

CYMBOPOGON MARTINII;

EID: 0029906528     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(96)80032-2     Document Type: Article

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