A comparative study on phyllosphere nitrogen fixation by newly isolated Corynebacterium sp. & Flavobacterium sp. and their potentialities as biofertilizer

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-56

  Giri, S ^a   Pati, B R ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial spray; Biofertilizer; Diazotrophs; Maize yield; Nitrogen fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FOREST; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM SP.; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444246106     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.51.2004.1-2.3     Document Type: Article

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