Endophytic nitrogen fixation in sugarcane: Present knowledge and future applications

Plant and Soil

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 139-149

  Boddey, Robert M ^a   Urquiaga, Segundo ^a   Alves, Bruno J R ^a   Reis, Veronica ^a  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endophytic bacteria; Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus; Herbaspirillum spp.; Molybdenum; N2 fixation; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENDOPHYTE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SUGAR CANE;

BRAZIL;

ARUNDINARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA SP.; GLUCONACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; HERBASPIRILLUM; HERBASPIRILLUM RUBRISUBALBICANS; HERBASPIRILLUM SEROPEDICAE; RHIZOBIACEAE; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0038497512     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024152126541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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