Effect of irrigation and biofertilizer on water use, nodulation, growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 715-726

  Singh, Guriqbal ^a   Sekhon, H S ^a   Sharma, Poonam ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

nodulation; phosphate solubilizing bacteria; Rhizobium; straw mulch; water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER ARIETINUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84858664231     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2010.493880     Document Type: Article

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