The number of bacteria in the rhizosphere during plant development: Relating colony-forming units to different reference units

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-291

  Duineveld, B M ^a   Van Veen, J A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum; Reference unit; Rhizobacteria; Rhizosphere; Root age

Indexed keywords

CHRYSANTHEMUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RHIZOSPHERE;

EID: 0032891962     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050495     Document Type: Article

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