Comparative effect of biofertilizers on fodder production and quality in guinea grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1667-1673

  Mishra, Seema ^a   Sharma, Satyawati ^a   Vasudevan, Padma ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

AM consortia; Azospirillum; Fodder quality; Fodder yield; Glomus intraradiaces; Panicum maximum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARBUSCULAR; AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE;

EID: 46049103047     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3267     Document Type: Article

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