ENHANCEMENT OF NAPIER GRASS GROWTH THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF NITROGEN-FIXING CYANOBACTERIA

Authors
PHLIPS EJ HANSEN P VELARDI T
Citation
Ej. Phlips et al., ENHANCEMENT OF NAPIER GRASS GROWTH THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF NITROGEN-FIXING CYANOBACTERIA, Tropical agriculture, 70(3), 1993, pp. 271-273
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Tropical agriculture → ACNP
ISSN journal
00413216
Volume
70
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
271 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-3216(1993)70:3<271:EONGGT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The effect of introducing N-fixing cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) on biomass crop growth was studied using a newly isolated strain of Syne chococcus and a Napier grass - pearl millet hybrid under laboratory co nditions. Introduction of this cyanobacterium significantly enhanced t he rate of plant growth and biomass yield from seed to young plant.