Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus: A natural endophytic diazotroph of Nile Delta sugarcane capable of establishing an endophytic association with wheat

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 391-397

  Youssef, Hannan H ^a   Fayez, Mohamed ^a   Monib, Mohamed ^a   Hegazi, Nabil ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Associative nitrogen fixers; Diazotorophs; Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus; Sugarcane; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENDOPHYTE; INOCULATION; SUGAR CANE; WHEAT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

ARUNDINARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GLUCONACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2542470887     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0728-4     Document Type: Article

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