Survival of Azospirillum brasilense flocculated cells in alginate and its inoculation effect on growth and yield of maize under water deficit conditions

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-206

  Joe, Manoharan Melvin ^a,b   Karthikeyan, Bala ^a   Chauhan, Puneet Singh ^b   Shagol, Charlotte ^b   Islam, Md Rashedul ^c   Deiveekasundaram, Muthukumaran ^a   Sa, Tongmin ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alginate; Available water holding capacity; Azospirillum brasilense; Flocculation; Maize; Water availability

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860360523     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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