Isolation of fungi associated with shisham trees and their effect on seed germination and seedling mortality

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 369-374

  Rajput, Nasir Ahmed ^a   Pathan, M A ^a,b   Rajput, A Qayoom ^c   Jiskani, M M ^a   Lodhi, A Mubeen ^a   Rajput, Sabit Ahsan ^d   Khaskhali, M I ^e  

^a SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b LASBELA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c Ministry of Food and Agriculture   (Pakistan)

^d FSC and RD   (Pakistan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HYPHOMYCETES; PANDANUS TECTORIUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 77949743274     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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