Role of certain cationic compounds on the enhancement of flocculation in Azospirillum brasilense MTCC-125: Bioinoculation effect on growth of sunflower

Bodenkultur

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 5-13

  Joe, Manoharan Melvin ^a   Sivakumaar, Palanivel Karpagavinayaga ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Azospirillum brasilense Sp 7; Carrier material; Exocellular polysaccharides (EPS); Flocculation; Poly hydroxybutyrate (PHB); Sunflower; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 77349100611     PISSN: 00065471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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