Development of high quality carrier materials for field delivery of key microorganisms used as bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3-6, 2000, Pages 565-568

  Yardin, M Roseline ^a   Kennedy, Ivan R ^b   Thies, Janice E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carrier material; Irradiation; Microbial inoculants; Peat; Sterility

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MICROBIAL ELECTRODES; PESTICIDES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BIOFERTILIZERS; BIOPESTICIDES; NONCOMPETITIVE MULTIPLICATION;

IRRADIATION;

FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGRICULTURE; BACILLUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PLANT GROWTH; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034065869     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00480-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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