Factors effecting chitinase activity of Rhizobium sp. from Sesbania sesban

Biologia

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-312

  Sridevi, Mutluru ^a   Mallaiah, Konada V ^a  

^a ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitinase activity; Curvularia lunata; Fusarium oxysporum; Fusarium udum; Rhizobium radiobacter; Sesbania sesban

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM UDUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 43949096903     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-008-0070-7     Document Type: Article

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