Inoculation of Burkholderia cepacia, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Enterobacter sp. on Sorghum bicolor: Root colonization and plant growth promotion of dual strain inocula

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-87

  Chiarini, Luigi ^a   Bevivino, Annamaria ^a   Tabacchioni, Silvia ^a   Dalmastri, Claudia ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTER; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0031962419     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00096-5     Document Type: Article

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