Can Azospirillum strains capable of growing at a sub-optimal temperature perform better in field-grown-wheat rhizosphere

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 92-95

  Kaushik, R ^a   Saxena, A K ^a   Tilak, K V B R ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Inoculation response; Temperature

Indexed keywords

INOCULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036922689     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0444-x     Document Type: Article

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