African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Growth promotion mediated by endophytic fungi in cloned seedlings of Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids

Luciana Cristina Vitorino
  • Luciana Cristina Vitorino
  • Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Rio Verde, Highway Sul Goiana, Km 01, Zona Rural, Caixa Postal 66, Rio Verde – GO, Brazil.
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Layara Alexandre Bessa
  • Layara Alexandre Bessa
  • Ciências Agrárias/Agronomia, Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Rio Verde, Rio Verde – GO, Brazil.
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Ligia Guimarães Carvalho
  • Ligia Guimarães Carvalho
  • Agricultura no Trópico Úmido, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Avenue André Araújo, 2936 - Petrópolis, Manaus – AM, Brazil.
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Fabiano Guimarães Silva
  • Fabiano Guimarães Silva
  • Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Rio Verde, Highway Sul Goiana, Km 01, Zona Rural, Caixa Postal 66, Rio Verde – GO, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 04 November 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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