Effects of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobaceria on growth and yield of tef (Eragrostis tef Zucc. Trotter) under greenhouse condition

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-

  Woyessa, Delelegn ^a   Assefa, Fassil ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; PGPR; Rhizosphere; Tef (Eragrostis tef Zucc. Trotter); Yield performance

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TEF; PSEUDOMONAS; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 79952173839     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2011.343.355     Document Type: Article

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