Comparing phosphorus mobilization strategies using Aspergillus niger for the mineral dissolution of three phosphate rocks

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 366-374

  Schneider, K D ^a   Van Straaten, P ^a   De Orduña, R Mira ^b   Glasauer, S ^a   Trevors, J ^a   Fallow, D ^a   Smith, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Citric acid; Organic acids; Oxalic acid; Phosphate rock; Phosphorus availability; Solubilization

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CITRIC ACID; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; OXALIC ACID; SOLUBILITY;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CROP PRODUCTION; MINERAL DISSOLUTION; MOBILISATION; NIGER; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY; SOLUBILISATION;

PHOSPHORUS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CITRIC ACID; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; DISSOLUTION; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHATE ROCK; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOLUBILIZATION;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; NONHUMAN;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 72449193861     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04489.x     Document Type: Article

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