Performance and Persistence of Phosphate Solubilizing Azotobacter chroococcum in Wheat Rhizosphere

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 343-347

  Kumar, V ^a   Kumar Aggarwal, N ^a   Singh, B P ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TIME; WHEAT;

AZOTOBACTER; PHOSPHATES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0034577589     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817559     Document Type: Article

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