Biofortification of iron in chickpea by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1191-1194

  Khalid, Saira ^a   Asghar, Hafiz Naeem ^a   Akhtar, Muhammd Javed ^a   Aslam, Ana ^a   Zahir, Zahir Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bioavailable; Micronutrients; Phytohormones; Siderophore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICER ARIETINUM; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 84932180614     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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