Field release of genetically marked Azospirillum brasilense in association with Sorghum bicolor L.

Plant and Soil

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Basaglia, M ^a   Casella, S ^a   Peruch, U ^b   Poggiolini, S ^b   Vamerali, T ^a   Mosca, G ^a   Vanderleyden, J ^c   De Troch, P ^c   Nuti, M P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Agronomica Consortile Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Environmental impact; Field trial; Genetic marker; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BACTERIUM; GENETIC MARKER; INOCULATION; SORGHUM;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 0345447064     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026198522123     Document Type: Article

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