Prospects of nitrogen fixation in rice

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 203-213

  Sofi, Parvez ^a   Wani, Shafiq ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

fix; nif; Nitrogen fixation; nod; Rice

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; AZOARCUS; AZORHIZOBIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIACEAE; SERRATIA;

EID: 33846446691     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.203.213     Document Type: Review

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