Comparison of biomass productivity and nitrogen fixing potential of Azolla SPP

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-178

  Arora, Anju ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Azolla sp.; Biomass productivity; Nitrogenase activity; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; NITROGEN FIXATION;

POLYHOUSE;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERN; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA CAROLINIANA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA MEXICANA; AZOLLA MICROPHYLLA; AZOLLA PINNATA; AZOLLA RUBRA;

EID: 0037270910     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00133-2     Document Type: Article

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