Enhancing micronutrient uptake and yield of wheat through bacterial PGPR consortia

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 573-582

  Rana, Anuj ^a   Saharan, Baljeet ^b   Nain, Lata ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Shivay, Yashbir S ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

biofertilizer; micronutrients; PGPR; Providencia sp.; wheat

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; PROVIDENCIA; PROVIDENCIA SP.; RHIZOBIALES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84869792593     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2012.716750     Document Type: Article

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