Role of Piriformospora indica as biofertilizer for promoting growth and micronutrient uptake in Dendrocalamus strictus seedlings

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Gosal, S K ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^a   Kalia, Anu ^a   Chouhan, Rajni ^a   Varma, Ajit ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AMF; Biofertilizer; Micronutrient; PGPR; Piriformospora indica

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DENDROCALAMUS STRICTUS; FUNGI; GLOMUS FASCICULATUM; PIRIFORMOSPORA INDICA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INDICA;

EID: 51449092335     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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