Cyanobacteria in alkaline soil and the effect of cyanobacteria inoculation with pyrite amendments on their reclamation

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 451-457

  Pandey, Kapil D ^a   Shukla, Prabhu N ^a   Giri, Deen D ^a   Kashyap, Ajai K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline soil; Cyanobacteria; pH; Pyrite; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; INOCULATION; PYRITE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

APHANOTHECE; AULOSIRA FERTILISSIMA; CALOTHRIX BREVISSIMA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS); MICROCOLEUS SP.; NOSTOC; NOSTOC CALCICOLA; NOSTOC COMMUNE; OSCILLATORIA SP.; PHORMIDIUM SP.; SCYTONEMA SP.;

EID: 23844449322     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-005-0846-7     Document Type: Article

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