Effects of co-cultures, containing N-fixer and P-solubilizer, on the growth and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and blackgram (Vigna mungo L.)

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 903-908

  Poongguzhali, Selvaraj ^b   Madhaiyan, Munusamy ^b   Thangaraju, Muthu ^a   Ryu, Jeonghyun ^b   Chung, Keunyook ^b   Sa, Tongmin ^b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azosporillum lipoferum; Bacillus megaterium; Co inoculation; Mixed inoculant; Rhizobium sp.

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATE; SOLUBILIZER; UREASE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM LIPOFERUM; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; GRAIN YIELD; INOCULATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PEARL MILLET; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; RHIZOBIUM; SEED WEIGHT; SEEDLING;

AZOSPIRILLUM LIPOFERUM; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.; VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 24644522097     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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