Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis - From traditional agriculture to biotechnology

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-37

  Pabby, Anjuli ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Azolla; Biofertilizer; Fingerprinting; Symbiont

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; ANABAENA; AZOLLA; CARBON METABOLISM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUBACTERIUM; EXTRACTION; FERN; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMIDITY; HYBRIDIZATION; INDIA; INOCULATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT PEST; PLANT TAXONOMY; REVIEW; RHIZOME; RICE; SALINITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPOROGENESIS; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANABAENA; AZOLLA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 0041932484     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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