Beneficial Roles of Azospirillum as Potential Bioinoculant for Eco-Friendly Agriculture
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Gadagi, Ravi
(Dept. Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
Park, Myoung-Su (Dept. Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Lee, Hyoung-Seok (Dept. Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Seshadri, Sundaram (Dept. Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) Chung, Jong-Bae (Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry, Daegu University) Sa, Tong-Min (Dept. Agricultural Chemistry, Chungbuk National University) |
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