Evaluating the influence of novel cyanobacterial biofilmed biofertilizers on soil fertility and plant nutrition in wheat

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-116

  Swarnalakshmi, Karivaradharajan ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Kumar, Arun ^a   Pattnaik, Sasmita ^a   Chakravarty, Kalyana ^a   Shivay, Yashbir Singh ^a   Singh, Rajendra ^a   Saxena, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Azotobacter; Biofilm; Cyanobacteria; Mesorhizobium; Pseudomonas; Serratia; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA TORULOSA; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MESORHIZOBIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84873053614     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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