Effect of two commonly used herbicides on soil microflora at two different concentrations

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-132

  Ayansina, A D V ^a   Oso, B A ^b  

^a BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Concentrations; Herbicides; Metolachor; Microflora

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; METOLACHLOR; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FUNGUS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MAIZE; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SAMPLE; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRICHODERMA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; TRICHODERMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32644452931     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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