Rock phosphate solubilization by two isolates of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium sp, and their promotion to mung bean plants

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 235-250

  Saber, W I A ^a   Ghanem, K M ^b   El Hersh, M S ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Biofertilization; Munz bean; Penicillium sp.; Rock phosphate; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 70350309341     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2009.235.250     Document Type: Article

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