N-fertilizer saving by the inoculation of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Herbaspirillum sp. in micropropagated sugarcane plants

Microbiological Research

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-245

  Muthukumarasamy, Ramachandran ^a   Govindarajan, Munusamy ^a   Vadivelu, Muthaiyan ^a   Revathi, Gopalakrishnan ^a  

^a Main Bio control Research Laboratory (Unit of Tamilnadu Co operative Sugar Federation) Good   (India)

Author keywords

G. diazotrophicus; Herbaspirillum sp.; N fertilizer and growth promotion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; IMMUNOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CO-INOCULATION; G. DIAZOTROPHICUS; HERBASPIRILLUM SP.; N-FERTILIZER AND GROWTH PROMOTION;

FERTILIZERS;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IMMUNOASSAY; INOCULATION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; SUGAR CANE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLUCONACETOBACTER; GLUCONACETOBACTER DIAZOTROPHICUS; HERBASPIRILLUM;

EID: 33744781268     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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