Composted sawdust as a carrier for Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobium and Azospirillum in crop inoculation

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-397

  Kostov, O ^a   Lynch, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Bradyrhizobium; Compost; Dinitrogen fixation; Inoculant; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELLULOSE; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; INOCULATION; NITROGEN; PEANUT; SOYBEAN; SURVIVAL;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CEPHALOSPORIUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031847449     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008869329169     Document Type: Article

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