Does a rhizospheric microorganism enhance K+ availability in agricultural soils?

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 337-347

  Meena, Vijay Singh ^a   Maurya, B R ^a   Verma, Jay Prakash ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Organic acid; Potassium; Potassium solubilization; Potassium solubilizing microorganisms (KSMs); Soil plant microbes interaction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; MICA; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; SOLUBILITY;

ACIDOTHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACILLUS MUCILAGINOSUS; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; SOIL-PLANT-MICROBES INTERACTION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTITE; FELDSPAR; FERTILIZER; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH RATE; ILLITE; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC ACID; ORTHOCLASE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT; POTASSIUM; YIELD;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS EDAPHICUS; BACILLUS MUCILAGINOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAENIBACILLUS;

POTASSIUM; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; FUNGI; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; POTASSIUM; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84896547954     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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