Characterization of Rhizobium strain isolated from the roots of Trigonella foenumgraecum (fenugreek)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3674-3679

  Singh, Baljinder ^a   Kaur, Ravneet ^b   Singh, Kashmir ^c  

^a Shaeed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology Tangori   (India)

^b Government College   (India)

^c PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Enzyme production; Fenugreek; Immobilization; Rhizobium isolation

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CARBON; CELLULASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUCOSE; KANAMYCIN; STARCH; STREPTOMYCIN; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FENUGREEK; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RHIZOBIUM;

NEGIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 57349113732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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