Microbial diversity and multidimensional interactions in the rice ecosystem

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 723-744

  Prasanna, Radha ^a   Nain, Lata ^a   Pandey, Alok Kumar ^a   Saxena, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

bacterial diversity; carbon sequestration; community structure; diazotrophs; endophytes; methanogens; nitrogen transformations; rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIA; PLANCTOMYCETES;

EID: 84863328853     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2010.537325     Document Type: Article

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