Evaluating soil rhizobacteria for their ability to enhance plant growth and tuber yield in potato

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-271

  Oswald, A ^a   Calvo Velez, P ^a   Zuniga Davila D ^b   Arcos Pineda, J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^c National Institute for Agricultural Innovation INIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Azotobacter; Bacillus; specific leaf weight; tuberisation

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POTATO; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TUBER;

EID: 77955805975     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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