Comparison of crop yield, soil microbial C, N and P, N-fixation, nodulation and mycorrhizal infection in inoculated and non-inoculated sorghum and chickpea crops

Field Crops Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Saini, V K ^a   Bhandari, S C ^b   Tarafdar, J C ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MAHARANA PRATAP UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chickpea; Crop yield; Microbial C, N, P; Mycorrhizal infection; Nitrogen fixation; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; FERTILIZERS; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUBILITY; STRAW;

CROP RESPONSE; DRY WEIGHT;

CROPS;

CLAY LOAM; CROP YIELD; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARA; AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; GLOMUS; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; RHIZOBIUM; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 3242726106     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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