Potassium-solubilizing bacteria and their application in agriculture

Potassium Solubilizing Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 293-313

  Ahmad, Maqshoof ^a   Nadeem, Sajid Mahmood ^b   Naveed, Muhammad ^b   Zahir, Zahir Ahmad ^b  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Feldspars; Organic acids; Physiological activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006815409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2776-2_21     Document Type: Chapter

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