Microbial inoculation increases the nutrient uptake efficiency for quality production of Gladiolus grandiflorus

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 875-880

  Qasim, Muhammad ^a   Younis, Adnan ^a   Zahir, Zahir Ahmad ^a   Riaz, Atif ^a   Raza, Hassan ^a   Tariq, Usman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Azosprillum; Azotobacter; Gladiolus; Nutrient availability; Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB); Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920045272     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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