Analysing the colonisation of inoculated cyanobacteria in wheat plants using biochemical and molecular tools

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 327-338

  Babu, Santosh ^a   Prasanna, Radha ^a   Bidyarani, Ngangom ^a   Singh, Rajendra ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cell wall hydrolysis; Chlorophyll; Cyanobacteria; Enzyme activity; Nitrogen; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA LAXA; CALOTHRIX SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84921384422     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: 15735176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0322-6     Document Type: Article

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