Effects of some Iranian Trichoderma isolates on maize seed germination and seedling vigor

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 4342-4347

  Hajieghrari, Behzad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Maize; Seed germination; Seedling vigor; Trichoderma spp.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; FRESH WEIGHT; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GERMINATION; HYPOCREA LIXII; HYPOCREA VIRENS; IRAN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; TRICHODERMA ROSEUM;

FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; HYPOCREA VIRENS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954994309     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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