Role of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms in sustainable agriculture - A review

Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 551-570

  Khan, Mohammad Saghir ^a   Zaidi, Almas ^b   Wani, Parvaze A ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2666-8_34     Document Type: Chapter

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