Effect of carrier materials, sterilization method, and storage temperature on survival and biological activities of Azotobacter chroococcum inoculant

Annals of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-118

  Abd El Fattah, Dalia A ^a   Eweda, Wedad E ^b   Zayed, Mona S ^b   Hassanein, Mosaad K ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Azotobacter chroococcum; Carrier materials; Nitrogenase; PGPR; Phosphatase activity; Potassium mobilization; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900547304     PISSN: 05701783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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