The effect of rhizobacterial inoculation on growth and nutrient accumulation of tissue-cultured banana plantlets under low N-fertilizer regime

• Main Authors: Mia, Md. Abdul Baset, Shamsuddin, Zulkifli, Wahab, Zakaria, Mahmood, Maziah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17106/1/17106.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17106/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/FE3AC999439
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Banana, an important fruit crop, requires high amounts of N-fertilizers for commercial cultivation. This, however, is costly and can be hazardous to the soil environment when used excessively. Biofertilizer is globally accepted as an alternative source of N-fertilizer and can substantially supplemen...