Seed inoculation with Bacillus spp. improves seedling vigour in oil-seed plant Jatropha curcas L.

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Desai, S ^a   Narayanaiah, Ch ^a   Kumari, Ch Kranti ^a   Reddy, M S ^b   Gnanamanickam, S S ^c   Rao, G Rajeswara ^a   Venkateswarlu, B ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Jatropha curcas; Plant growth promotion; Rhizobacteria; Seed inoculation

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CHITIN; GROWTH RESPONSE; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SEEDLING; SHRUB; VIGOR;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; RHIZOBIALES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 34648812822     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-007-0209-7     Document Type: Article

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