Bacillus subtilis as growth promotor in hydroponically grown tomatoes under saline conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 659, Issue , 2004, Pages 363-369

  Woitke, Markus ^a   Junge, Helmut ^b   Schnitzler, Wilfried H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FZB Biotechnik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Growth; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Nutrient uptake; Salinity; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 50649110886     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.659.48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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