Growth enhancement and root colonization of rice seedlings by Rhizobium and Corynebacterium spp.

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 586-590

  Naher, Umme Aminun ^a   Othman, Radziah ^a   Shamsuddin, Zulkifli H J ^a   Saud, Halimi Mohd ^a   Ismail, Mohd Razi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium; Diazotrophs; Nitrogen; Rhizobium; Rice; Root colonization

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM SP.; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 76149137228     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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