Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria and kinetin as ways to promote corn growth and yield in a short-growing-season area

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Pan, B ^a   Bai, Y M ^a   Leibovitch, S ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Kinetin; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GERMINATION; HYBRID; KINETIN; MAIZE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; RHIZOBACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE;

GROWTH; RHIZOBACTERIUM; YIELD;

SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SERRATIA PROTEAMACULANS;

EID: 0032717176     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(99)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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