Promotion of Growth and Yield in Cucumber by Zoysiagrass Rhizosphere Fungi

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-40

  Shivanna, Manchanahally B ^a   Meera, Manchanahally S ^a   Kubota, Mayumi ^b   Hyakumachi, Mitsuro ^b  

^a KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cucumber; field assay; growth promotion; Phoma sp; root colonization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958211780     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.20.34     Document Type: Article

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