Diazotrophic diversity in the rhizosphere of two exotic weed plants, Prosopis juliflora and Parthenium hysterophorus

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 605-613

  Cibichakravarthy, B ^a   Preetha, R ^a   Sundaram, S P ^b   Kumar, K ^a   Balachandar, D ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diazotrophs; Diversity; nifH; Parthenium; Prosopis; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

DIAZOTROPHS; DIVERSITY; NIFH; PARTHENIUM; PROSOPIS; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

ACETYLENE; ETHYLENE; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

SOILS;

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSOPIS; WEED;

ASTERACEAE; BACTERIA; PLANT WEEDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSOPIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 84856472658     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0853-9     Document Type: Article

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