Variation of phyllosphere microflora of different rice varieties in Sri Lanka and its relationship to leaf anatomical and physiological characters

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-220

  De Costa, D M ^a   Rathnayake, R M P S ^a   De Costa, W A J M ^a   Kumari, W M D ^a   Dissanayake, D M N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Rice Research and Development Institute Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anatomical characters; Epiphytic microflora; Leaf hair density; Phyllosphere; Physiological characters; Rice

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; LEAF; MICROORGANISM; PHYLLOSPHERE; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33744472757     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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