Piriformospora indica - in vitro raised Leguminous plants: A new dimension in establishment and phyto-promotion

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 372-376

  Singh, Archana ^a   Singh, Anjana ^b   Varma, Ajit ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Axenic culture; Biological hardening; Legumes; Piriformospora indica; Plant promotion; Root colonizing fungus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904381503     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: 09750967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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