Diversity Analysis of Diazotrophic Bacteria Associated with the Roots of Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
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Arvind, Gulati
(Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
Sood, Swati (Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Rahi, Praveen (Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Thakur, Rishu (Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Chauhan, Sunita (Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Nee Chadha, Isha Chawla (Plant Pathology and Microbiology Laboratory, Hill Area Tea Science Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) |
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