Azospirillum-Inoculated Maize Plant Responses to Irrigation Restraints Imposed during Flowering

Cereal Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 395-402

  Casanovas, Elda M ^a   Barassi, Carlos A ^a   Andrade, Fernando H ^a   Sueldo, Rolando J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azospirillum brasilense; Water stress; Yield; Yield components; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242350374     PISSN: 01333720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03543370     Document Type: Article

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