Effects of biofertilizer containing N-fixer, P and K solubilizers and AM fungi on maize growth: A greenhouse trial

Geoderma

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 155-166

  Wu, S C ^a   Cao, Z H ^a,b   Li, Z G ^a,b   Cheung, K C ^a   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Azotobacter chroococcum; Bacillus megaterium; Bacillus mucilaginous; Glomus intraradices; Glomus mosseae; Greenhouse trial; PGPRs; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MICORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF); BIOFERTILIZER; ORGANIC FERTILIZERS;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; FUNGI; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEED; SOILS;

FERTILIZERS;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INOCULATION; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; FUNGI; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SOIL;

AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; GLOMUS MOSSEAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144320892     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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