Biological Control of Chickpea Collar Rot by Co-inoculation of Antagonistic Bacteria and Compatible Rhizobia

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-424

  Hameeda, B ^a   Harini, G ^b   Rupela, O P ^b   Rao, J V D K Kumar ^b   Reddy, Gopal ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Antagonistic bacteria; Pseudomonas; Rhizobium; Sclerotium rolfsii; Seed priming

Indexed keywords

ATHELIA ROLFSII; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER ARIETINUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 79952697680     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0083-8     Document Type: Article

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