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Effect of pesticides on growth, respiration
and nitrogenase activity of Azotobacter and
Azospirillum

Research Authors

S.A. Omar and M.H. Abd-Alla*
Research Abstract

Pesticides (Brominal, Cuprosan and Fenvalerate) at 10 and 50 ppm suppressed growth, respiration and nitrogenase
activity of Azotobacter chroococcum, AzospiriIIum brasilense and Azospirillum ]ipos The inhibitory effect
on respiration of Asm. Iipoferum was most pronounced after 3 and 4 days.

Research Journal
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 8, 326-328
Research Member
Research Publisher
Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd
Research Rank
1
Research Website
http://www.springerlink.com/content/r00m7mmg2w662483/
Research Year
1992