Assessment of feather hydrolysate from thermophilic actinomycetes for soil amendment and biological control application

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 467-474

  Gousterova, A ^a   Nustorova, M ^c   Paskaleva, D ^a   Naydenov, M ^b   Neshev, G ^b   Vasileva Tonkova, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Feather hydrolysate; Fungicide activity; Ryegrass growth; Soil enzymes; Soil microflora; Thermoactinomycetes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGICIDE; GERMINATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEED; SOIL AMENDMENT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; LOLIUM; MUCOR; THERMOACTINOMYCES; THERMOACTINOMYCES SP.;

EID: 84857883103     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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