Influence of biofertilizers on productivity of guinea grass intercropped in coconut gardens

Indian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 622-627

  George, Sansamma ^a   Raghavan Pillai, G ^a   Pushpakumari, R ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Azotobacter; Economics; Guinea grass; K; N; P; VAM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237697     PISSN: 0537197X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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