Role of soil microorganisms in improving P nutrition of plants

Plant and Soil

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-93

  Gyaneshwar, P ^a,b   Naresh Kumar, G ^c   Parekh, L J ^c   Poole, P S ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Iron; Organic phosphates; Phosphate solubilizing micro organisms; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; IRON; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842737537     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020663916259     Document Type: Review

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