Isolation, characterization, and effect of phosphate-zinc-solubilizing bacterial strains on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) growth

Objective: Phosphate (P) and zinc (Zn) are essential plant nutrients required for nodulation, nitrogen-fixation, plant growth and yield. Mostly applied P and Zn nutrients in the soil are converted into unavailable form. A small number of soil microbes have the ability to transform unsolvable forms o...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Zaheer, Arif Malik, Ahmad Sher, Muther Mansoor Qaisrani, Asim Mehmood, Sami Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Zeenat Mirza, Sajjad Karim, Mahmood Rasool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X19300488