The promotive effect of the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum on the growth of some crop plants

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Adam, Mahmoud S ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NOSTOC; PLANT GROWTH; SORGHUM; WHEAT;

EID: 0032845588     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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