Effect of plant growth promoting rhizobia on seed germination and seedling traits in Acacia senegal

Annals of Forest Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  Singh, S K ^a   Pancholy, A ^a   Jindal, S K ^a   Pathak, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia senegal; Germination; Inoculation; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Prosopis cineraria; Scarification

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES; SINORHIZOBIUM SAHELI;

EID: 80053375883     PISSN: 18448135     EISSN: 20652445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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