High yield and quality silk fibre production by muga silkworm, Antheraea assama through application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 768-774

  Unni, B G ^a   Bora, Utpala ^a   Singh, H R ^a   Dileep Kumar, B S ^a   Devi, Barnali ^a   Wann, S B ^a   Bora, Archana ^a   Bhau, B S ^a   Neog, K ^b   Chakravorty, R ^b  

^a CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Antheraea assama; Cocoon; Machilus bombycina; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTHERAEA ASSAMA; BOMBYX MORI; MACHILUS BOMBYCINA; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 42149194303     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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