Development of a biologically based fertilizer, incorporating Bacillus megaterium A6, for improved phosphorus nutrition of oilseed rape

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 231-236

  Hu, Xiaojia ^a   Roberts, Daniel P ^b   Xie, Lihua ^a   Maul, Jude E ^b   Yu, Changbing ^a   Li, Yinshui ^a   Zhang, Shujie ^a   Liao, Xing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium; Oilseed rape; PGPR; Phosphorus solubilizing bacterium; Plant growth promotion

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFERTILIZER; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH REGULATOR; NUTRITION; PHOSPHATE ROCK; PHOSPHORUS; SEED; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GREENHOUSE; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; SEED YIELD;

6-PHYTASE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BRASSICA RAPA; CHINA; FERTILIZERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

CHINA;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 84876207856     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2012-0579     Document Type: Article

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