Maize growth and yield responses to seed-inoculated N2-fixing bacteria under dryland production conditions

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-65

  Woodard, H J ^a   Bly, A ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZORHIZOBIUM CAULINODANS; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033950092     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160009381997     Document Type: Article

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