Floral and foliar application of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to apples increases yield, growth, and nutrient element contents of leaves

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 145-155

  Pirlak, Lutfi ^a   Turan, Metin ^b   Sahin, Fikrettin ^c   Esitken, Ahmet ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Floral and foliar application; Growth; Malus domestica; Nutrition; PGPR; Yield

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS X DOMESTICA; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 34748825543     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v30n04_11     Document Type: Review

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