Use of nitrogen-fixing bacteria as biofertiliser for non-legumes: Prospects and challenges

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-209

  Bhattacharjee, Rumpa Biswas ^a,c   Singh, Aqbal ^b   Mukhopadhyay, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF); Endophyte; Growth promotion; Nitrogen fixing (NF) bacteria; Non legume; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; FERTILISER; LEGUMINOUS PLANTS; NITROGEN FIXING BACTERIA; NON-LEGUMES;

NONMETALS;

BIOFERTILIZER; FERTILIZER;

COLONIZATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ENDOPHYTE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; RICE; SUGAR CANE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENDOPHYTE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LEGUME; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT YIELD; RHIZOBIACEAE; RICE; SHORT SURVEY; SUGARCANE; SYMBIOSIS; WHEAT;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; FABACEAE; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

FABACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48349147734     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1567-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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