Effects of seed deterioration and inoculation with Mesorhizobium ciceri on yield and plant performance of chickpea

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-70

  Biabani, Abbas ^a   Boggs, Lynne Carpenter ^b   Katozi, Mahnaz ^c   Saboury, Hosein ^a  

^a Department of Crop Production   (Iran)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biofertilizer; Chickpea; Germination; Mesorhizobium ciceri; Seed deterioration

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM CICERI;

EID: 79851471668     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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