Variation in Rhizobium and Azospirillum strains isolated from maize growing in arid and semiarid areas

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 612-618

  Ilyas, Noshin ^a   Bano, Asghari ^a   Iqbal, Sumera ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Maize; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; RHIZOBIALES; RHIZOBIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58849121768     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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