Physiological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Azospirillum spp. Isolated from maize under water stress

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue SPL.ISS.1, 2012, Pages 71-80

  Ilyas, Noshin ^a,b   Bano, Asghari ^a   Iqbal, Sumera ^a,c   Raja, Naveed Iqbal ^a,b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864098023     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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