Effect of Azospirillum inoculation on maize (Zea mays L.) under drought stress

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue SPL.ISS, 2013, Pages 13-20

  Bano, Qudsia ^a   Ilyas, Noshin ^a   Bano, Asghari ^b   Zafar, Nadia ^a   Akram, Abida ^a   Hassan, Fayaz U L ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM LIPOFERUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873481309     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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