Use of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria in Banana: A New Insight for Sustainable Banana Production

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-467

  Mia, M A Baset ^b   Shamsuddin, Z H ^a   Mahmood, Maziah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Banana; Fruit yield; Growth; Nitrogen fixation; PGPR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 77953548568     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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