Plant-growth promotion in natural pastures by inoculation with azospirillum brasilense under suboptimal growth conditions

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-158

  Itzigsohn, R ^a   Burdman, S ^a   Okon, Y ^a   Zaady, E ^b   Yonatan, R ^c   Perevolotsky, A ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Fertilization; Inoculation; Pastures; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria pgpr

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; INOCULATION; PASTURE; PLANT; YIELD;

ISRAEL;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE;

EID: 0034072338     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089030600263076     Document Type: Article

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