Allelopathic response of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash on members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp.

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Srivastava, Jatin ^a   Chandra, Harish ^a   Singh, Nandita ^a,b  

^a Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical and Natural Sciences   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Enterobacteriaceae Mycorrhizal association; PO4 3; Vetiveria zizanioides; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GRASS; MYCORRHIZA; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 34250732810     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9002-2     Document Type: Article

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