Development and standardization of liquid formulation for Azospirillum bioinoculant

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-387

  Vendan, R T ^a   Thangaraju, M ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Liquid formulation; Standardization

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 33847794563     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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