Phosphate solubilization by rhizospheric bacterial isolates from economically important desert plants

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-361

  Gothwal, R K ^a   Nigam, V K ^a   Mohan, M K ^a   Sasmal, D ^b   Ghosh, P ^a  

^a Birla Institute of Scientific Research   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial population; Hot arid region; Phosphate solubilizers; Tricalcium phosphate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547430578     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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