Effect of PGPR inoculation on growth and yield of sweetpotato

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 421-424

  Yasmin, Farzana ^a   Othman, Radziah ^a   Sijam, Kamaruzaman ^a   Saad, Mohd Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Growth; Nitrogen fertilizer; PGPR; Sweetpotato; Yield

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INOCULATION; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT YIELD; SWEET POTATO;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; ERWINIA SP.; IPOMOEA BATATAS; KLEBSIELLA SP.;

EID: 34250799054     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.421.424     Document Type: Article

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